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

Worries about market concentration have reached a fever pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Burning up the rural road At a fever pitch, It leaves both horse and wagon Helpless in the ditch.

From Literature

Fears that autonomous AI agents would damage software-as-a-service companies’ business models reached fever pitch earlier this year, with shares in tech companies the world over selling off in response.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nervousness around AI seems to have reached fever pitch.

From Barron's

Getting themselves to fever pitch when there's cordite in the air is one thing.

From BBC