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

Lewis Hamilton on Thursday declared he had no regrets about joining Ferrari this year and dismissed his earlier comments, in which he said he was not looking forward to next year, as having been said in the "heat of frustration".

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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said he would consider Hamilton's comments after the team debrief, noting they were made in the heat of the moment.

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The golden color of the flowers is a little stronger now in the heat of panic, but the color occasionally blinks out of existence.

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“And that was in the heat of battle. Now is the time to look back and reflect.”

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“Anyway, the brothers fought. In the heat of anger, Romulus killed Remus with a rock. And thus was Rome founded! For if Remus had killed Romulus instead of the other way ’round, it would have been the Reman Empire, instead of the Roman.”

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