tempers rise

Examples (10)

• Tempers rose as the traffic jam became worse.
• During the heated debate, tempers quickly began to rise.
• When the flight was delayed for hours, tempers started to rise among the passengers.
• As the discussion escalated, you could feel tempers rise in the room.
• The pressure of the deadline caused tempers to rise in the office.
• With election day approaching, tempers are sure to rise on both sides.
• After the controversial call, tempers rose among the players on the field.
• Whenever there's a long queue, tempers tend to rise.
• If this situation continues, tempers will inevitably rise.
• By the end of the long negotiation, tempers had definitely risen.