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pressure builds
stress increases gradually
Stress or demands gradually become stronger and harder to deal with.
Hear it in real life
Why did he suddenly leave the meeting?
The pressure had been building all morning.
As the deadline approaches, the pressure builds.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: the pressure is built as the deadline approaches
Say: the pressure builds as the deadline approaches
Use the active phrase "pressure builds" when stress gradually increases; "is built" does not express this meaning.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the pressure builds; pressure builds as; pressure built up
Your turn: say it out loud
As the deadline approaches, the pressure builds.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pressure builds
stress increases gradually
“As the deadline approaches, the pressure builds.”
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