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

So whether those elements are present or missing acts as a chemical fingerprint of the heat and violence a planet went through while forming, according to the researchers. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

While the heat wave is to blame, the offshore breeze bringing dry air off the mountains is the ultimate factor for these temperatures that would be hot any time of year for the region. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Others need the heat of a fire to release their seeds, while many others don’t, Young said. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Max Muncy, whose home run expanded the Dodgers’ lead, was still muttering about the heat nearly 15 minutes after escaping into air conditioning. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the heat

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