heartbeat vs split-second

heartbeat

noun
  • A very short space of time; an instant. 

  • A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system. 

  • One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. 

  • A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something. 

  • The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator. 

split-second

noun
  • The nick of time; a brief moment. 

How often have the words heartbeat and split-second occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )