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

Uncertainty is at a fever pitch, but here’s the important thing to remember: Regardless of whether the bulls or bears are right, basic investing principles work.

From MarketWatch

Just weeks ago, Wall Street’s AI frenzy reached a fever pitch and minted Nvidia as the market’s first $5 trillion company.

From The Wall Street Journal

The buzz around the files grew to a fever pitch last week, when House Democrats released a tranche of tens of thousands of Epstein’s emails.

From Salon

Interest in quantum computing has reached a fever pitch this week after a flood earnings reports from some of the best known pure-play quantum companies.

From Barron's

Stell added that "with speculation around the budget reaching fever pitch, businesses have postponed hiring and are less likely to commit to any form of investment until they know where the economic land lies".

From Barron's