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vb. (present participle of skip a beat English)
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"Skipping a Beat" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jordin Sparks. The mid tempo R&B/ pop track was written by Cainon Lamb, Rebecca Johnson & Taurian Osbourne, while the song's production was provided by Lamb. "Skipping A Beat" premiered online via Sparks' official SoundCloud page on August 1, 2013. It was released as a buzz single in promotion of her upcoming third studio album, Right Here, Right Now (2015), and was ultimately not included on the final track listing of the album. The song was made available for digital download to all digital retailers in the United States on August 13, 2013 through RCA Records. "Skipping a Beat" debuted at number 28 on Ukraine FDR Pop Singles Chart.
Usage examples of "skipping a beat".
That's only three weeks, Nicole thought, her heart skipping a beat as the reality of their departure sunk in.
She glanced out the window, her heart skipping a beat when she saw the sun was low in the sky.
Without skipping a beat, Mollie flopped down into an empty chair and continued her report.
Rhianna smiled when she saw him, her heart skipping a beat as her gaze moved over him.
The clever sauromician appeared prepared for just this question for, without skipping a beat, he answered in his dark and ominously furred voice that he would soon take them to see the Dar Sala-at.
Without skipping a beat, Bolthor then took a young Saxon's face between his massive hands and crushed his skull like a walnut.
Svantozik tried a different phasing, but the Hooligan equaled him without skipping a beat.
But Wolf quickly discovered that their electronic assistants were able to handle the changed circumstances without skipping a beat.
She progressed from orgasm into dream without skipping a beat, but Alobar did not so quickly sleep.