fever pitch

American  

noun

1. a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people.

   The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.

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fever pitch British  

noun

1. a state of intense excitement

   things were at fever pitch with the election coming up

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Etymology

Origin of fever pitch

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Swift has ties to several US cities and guesswork about the locale has reached fever pitch.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Attention around Rocket Lab has reached a fever pitch ahead of SpaceX’s public listing, infusing volatility into the shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The Knicks’ playoff run has been creating major buzz, which should hit a fever pitch during the Finals.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The agency briefly took the map down altogether, around the same time that protests about the possibility of a physical wall in Big Bend National Park reached a fever pitch.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

In Germany, though interest in the fight was at a fever pitch, there was almost no betting on the fight.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown