under pressure

phrase

1

: tightly pressed into a container

The contents of the bottle are under pressure.

2

: in a state of stress or anxiety because of having too much to do

They both work well under pressure.

3

: being made to feel forced to do something (as by arguments, threats, etc.)

The mayor is under pressure to resign.

Examples of under pressure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aaron Philo threw an inexplicable underhanded interception while scrambling under pressure, a decision that belonged in a blooper reel. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

And write it for people under pressure, with activation criteria, the decision-maker, immediate actions, escalation routes, emergency contacts and a return-to-normal process. — Bojan Ilic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

At the same time, stocks of computer chip companies and other winners from the frenzy to build AI data centers have come under pressure on concerns that high interest rates may slow the further build out of data centers. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Amazon is still under pressure, losing over 7% in premarket trading. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for under pressure

• acupressure
• overpressure
• flesher
• fresher
• thresher
• refresher