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

The Fairfield location, at 500 Kings Highway Cutoff, launched the heat and red-light therapy classes in November. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026

In his free time, Anthony enjoys watching sports, checking out local restaurants and breweries, and getting outside whenever the heat allows for it. —Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026

What stays is less tangible – the memory of it, the taste of it, the feeling of being in a place built around food and people and shared time in the heat. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026

Look for plants that can survive and even thrive in the heat. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the heat

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