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skip a beat

verb

Definitions

  1. To miss a beat.

  2. To experience a strong emotion.

    • My heart seemed to skip a beat when I parked my car at the old Safeway supermarket. My eyes gaped at the same aisles I had strolled through as a child.
    • Her heart seemed to skip a beat. "Halte!" the soldier ordered in a stern voice.
    • What set it apart and caused my heart to skip a beat were the words printed where the artist's signature usually goes, […]

  3. To momentarily falter.

    • THE MEGHA HAD BEEN on the water for some three hours when Piya heard the engine skip a beat.
    • Indeed, he did not skip a beat, stayed right with his training regimen, and flew out to Seattle on August 8.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA