under pressure

idiom

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

Now Banga is under pressure to deliver on putting climate at the forefront, while climate activists and advocates for developing nations have their own ideas about how to proceed. —Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024

Starfish arrived on stage next and felt a bit under pressure. —Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024

Bodies burst like water balloons under pressure, goopy viscera raining from wall to wall. —Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024

Rumblings over the British retailer’s future have put the company under pressure to regain its past allure with customers. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024

Today, nitrogen narcosis is known to be an immutable effect of breathing air under pressure. —Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024

That was how Jack Haldane became the heir in a line of respiratory researchers trying to puzzle out the mysteries of the human body under pressure. —Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024

Keep your eye on your target, and don’t fold under pressure. —Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024

Officials are under pressure to rebuild the bridge, which carried an average of 34,000 vehicles a day. —Dennis Romero, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024