rising pressure
Mounting force upward
Rising pressure describes an increasing force or intensity building against something.
Literally, it refers to atmospheric or mechanical pressure climbing: The barometer showed rising pressure ahead of the storm.
Figuratively, it captures mounting stress, urgency, or external demands: Rising pressure from investors forced the CEO to resign.
The phrase implies something approaching a critical point.
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- tensionStretched or strained state
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- high stakesSignificant potential for loss
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
buildup · urgency · intensity · deadline · ticking clock · under the gun · boiling · boiling point · strain · anxiety · surge · climbing · tightening · steam · fever · crescendo · squeeze · time crunch
- atmospheric pressurebarometer, barograph, mercury barometer, millibars, millibar
rising pressurerelief
Easing of distress
release · relaxation · decompression · stress relief · easing
rising pressurelow pressure system
Atmospheric zone of reduced density
rising, pressure, rise, rises, risen, arisen, arise, arises, arising