in the heat of

1. In the most intense or active stage of some activity or condition. For example, One never knows how soldiers will behave in the heat of battle, or In the heat of the moment she accepted his proposal, or In the heat of the negotiations he forgot to call his wife. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Hundreds of people stood in the heat of an unseasonably warm October weekend — not for a sample sale or celebrity sighting, but a pop-up hosted by the artificial-intelligence company Anthropic.

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Lost in the heat of competition, they had interrupted a field day.

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Each of the seven tournaments hosted there had featured a South American winner, until Germany broke the streak in 2014, and since then Argentina won in the heat of Qatar.

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What’s more, the Chargers had to make those line adjustments in the heat of the action, as opposed to having a week of practice to work with the reconfigured line.

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In the heat of the moment, your emotions are running high; I still fully trusted her.

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