skipped beats
Cardiac rhythm interruptions
Skipped beats refers to the sensation of a heart missing or adding beats irregularly—palpitations that feel like fluttering or pausing.
The phrase often appears figuratively for moments of sudden emotion, especially romantic excitement or fear: My heart skipped a beat when I saw her.
Medically, skipped beats are usually harmless premature contractions.
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- flutterRapid light movement
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- heart flutterIrregular heartbeat sensation
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
pulse · racing · racing heart · thump · chest · chest pain · breathless · dizzy · anxiety · panic attack · love · startle · gasp · irregular · missed · falter · stumble · pause
- arrhythmiasatrial fibrillation, A-fib, afib, arrhythmia, ventricular fibrillation
- cardiac symptomschest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, palpitations, heart palpitations
musical/percussive timing
skipped beatssteady beat
Consistent rhythmic pulse
perfect timing · full bars · on the beat · in time · locked in
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