the heat

noun

: pressure to do something

The administration is putting the heat on legislators to approve the tax bill.

She's at her best when the heat is on with tight deadlines.

The company has turned up the heat on its employees to finish the job quickly.

Note: The expression if you can't stand/take the heat, get out of the kitchen means that you should not try to do a difficult job if you cannot deal with the pressure and problems that are part of the job.

Examples of the heat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement Advertisement Julie, as everyone called her, was driving home from a doctor’s appointment on June 28, 2021 with the windows rolled down when the heat began to hit her. —Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2025

Temperature and Humidity 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia tolerates the heat and humidity of Southern landscapes. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025

But despite being on the field in the heat of a playoff race, there was more than baseball on Chisholm’s mind Sunday with the recent death of his best friend. —Sean Neumann, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025

There will be geothermal underfloor heating throughout—the heat for this and the hot water will be obtained from boreholes. —Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the heat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete