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The phrase "skip a beat" is a perfectly acceptable term to use in written English.
It is an idiom that means to suddenly stop or pause. For example, "My heart skipped a beat when I saw my ex-boyfriend's name on my caller ID."
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skip a beat
verb
To miss a beat.
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"We won't skip a beat".
"She didn't skip a beat".
Katie didn't skip a beat.
Mr Devin does not skip a beat.
"Why not skip a beat?" he writes.
"We shouldn't skip a beat," Griner said.
Meanwhile, the party in the back didn't skip a beat.
She doesn't skip a beat: "You know, its amazing.
I felt my heart skip a beat or two.
"We didn't skip a beat," Mr. DeMarco said.
Balls did not skip a beat – or contradict her.
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