Grammar fix
mounting pressure
increasing pressure (collocation)
a situation where the amount of pressure, stress, or demands is steadily growing, often making it harder to cope or respond.
collocationC1occasional
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
There is mounting pressure on the government to address the rising cost of living.
Many students face mounting pressure to achieve high grades, especially as exams approach.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He felt a mounting pressure.
Say: He felt mounting pressure. / He was under mounting pressure.
'Pressure' here is uncountable — no 'a'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Mounting pressure' is the natural news collocation; the spelled-out version is clunky.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
mounting pressure + on/to
- on the government
- to resign
- to act
- from voters