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

People visit museums not just for the art, but for escaping the heat or rain, making a good first date impression, or simply taking a post-lunch snooze. —Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 26 June 2025

Summers in the South can be unbearable, but a nice, frosty beverage goes a long way toward taming the heat. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 June 2025

Afterwards, general manager Brian Gutekunst turned up the heat on everybody in the building. —Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

These are great seared to tone down the heat, but still lend delicious flavor to a dish. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025

Rhymes for the heat

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