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

Things like passive solar (using our southern exposure windows and glass doors for heat gain in the winter), and having overhangs on the southern, east and west elevations that shade the heat gain in the summer. —Rob Lewallen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025

Giraffes seek shade in order to avoid the heat of the day and rest underneath it. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025

This kicks off the body’s emergency fix-it mode, the heat shock response. —New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2025

High temperatures will hover around the mid-80s each day this week, with the heat index in the mid-90s due to the humidity. —Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for the heat

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