Earlier on, her singing was afflicted by a steady, quick beat, and she couldn't quite control one high pianissimo.

Mother's nails clicked together, the quick beat of gimno-pede wings.

His heart gave a sudden, quick beat, and he felt the colour leave his cheeks.

Listened to the quick beat of his good, strong heart.

He thought it over for a minute, as if this somehow made sense; and Carmel's heart did a quick extra beat.

The music changed, a quick beat bouncing out.

The sight of him brought a quick beat of excitement to Cranston's heart.

And through it all, the quick, steady beat of his heart near hers.

Dudley flexed his hands one single beat too quick.

She caught herself with a quick beat of wings, fluttered about undecidedly for a space, then rose in the air.