fever pitch

noun

: a state of intense excitement and agitation

Examples of fever pitch in a Sentence

I worked myself up to a fever pitch of enthusiasm. New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch. Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch.
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Now that the college season is officially underway, expectations for the fall NFL campaign are at a fever pitch. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Huizenga has not made a decision yet, the person added, as the recruiting battle in Congress hit a fever pitch this week. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Weissert then allowed another double, this one to veteran Andrew McCutcheon, scoring Pham giving Pittsburgh the lead -- and deflating the sellout Fenway crowd of 36,344 which to that point had been at a fever pitch. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 Filled with action and adrenaline, the film stays at a fever pitch for most of its duration, only taking brief breaks to showcase the tenderness of the relationship between Riley (Devery Jacobs) and Amanda (Kudakwashe Rutendo). Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fever pitch

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fever pitch was in 1846

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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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