increasingly frantic
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becoming more and more frantic over time
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Examples (10)
- As the deadline slipped, their attempts became increasingly frantic.
- We conducted an increasingly frantic search for the missing file.
- She made increasingly frantic calls, begging him to call back.
- The shoppers moved at an increasingly frantic pace as the sale ended.
- His typing grew increasingly frantic as the system kept crashing.
- The paramedics made an increasingly frantic dash to the ER.
- By midnight, the team’s activity became increasingly frantic and disorganized.
- Her messages turned increasingly frantic after he stopped replying.
- In the final minutes, he made an increasingly frantic attempt to fix the bug.
- The parents grew increasingly frantic with worry when the bus was late.