go frantic

Frequency: 6.011.3 per million words

to start to be frantic, often with a sense of losing control

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  • When the toddler wandered off in the mall, his mother went frantic.
  • If the server goes down again, everyone will go frantic.
  • She goes frantic whenever she can’t find her phone.
  • The newsroom was going frantic as the deadline approached.
  • I’ve gone frantic trying to meet all these demands.
  • Don’t go frantic—take a breath and retrace your steps.
  • By nightfall, the rescuers had gone frantic searching the ravine.
  • He nearly went frantic with worry when you didn’t call.
  • The crowd went frantic the moment the lights went out.
  • Parents can go frantic in the first few minutes after a child disappears.