panic stationsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌsteɪ.ʃənz/us/ˈpæn.ɪk ˌsteɪ.ʃənz/UK informala situation in which people feel worried and nervous because things need to be done quickly:
Two weeks before an exam it's always panic stations as I realize how much I still have to do.
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Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobic
- alarm
- arachnophobia
- bogey
- chill
- claustrophobia
- cold sweat
- dread
- fearful
- fright
- homophobia
- horror
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- panic
- phobia
- terror
- xenophobe
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