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 temperature climbed as more gas pushed and compressed itself into the small space, and the heat became unmerciful, exacerbated by the syrupy sensation of the increasingly dense atmosphere. —Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024

Despite the heat, Tony Green, also a Fort Worth native, sported a violet colored blazer featuring a plethora of Fort Worth themed patches and those of local businesses to the event. —Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024

Workers are getting sick and dying in the heat, and summers are only getting hotter as climate change turns up the temperature. —Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024

If that's you, some huge and exciting video game releases are coming for summer 2024 to keep you busy — and out of the heat — all summer long. —The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024

In the summer, compost that has been baking in the heat will be more dry and silty. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024

The oceans absorb 90 percent of the heat trapped by emissions, which is causing the ice sheets and glaciers to melt and the sea levels to rise. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. —Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024

And so the source of the heat that’s coming in is already warmer. —Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024