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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alarming time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period that is causing concern or fear, often due to significant events or changes.
Example: "The world is going through an alarming time with the rapid spread of misinformation and climate change."
Alternatives: "disturbing period" or "worrisome time".
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"We meet at an alarming time for the global economy.
And it couldn't come at a much more alarming time.
The news comes at an alarming time for commercial property developers across the world.
Time after alarming time Arsenal lost the ball and found Gabriel Agbonlahor sprinting at them in threatening fashion.
They went on for an alarming time.
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THESE are alarming times for the BBC.
These are alarming times in the Middle East.
It's easy to forget that we live in alarming times when you can just switch the channel to "Vanderpump Rules".
As much as Halloween reminds me of the thoroughly grim moments of being lost, bewildered and a wooden orphan in Pinocchio, it just might be a welcome celebration to further strengthen our resolve to live through alarming times, real or imagined.
Tyne Daly isn't the first performer to reflect on the alarming way time seems to accelerate as the years pass.
Research has begun to zero in on nearly every part of this spectrum, with findings that run from alarming (screen time is linked to depression and suicide) to reassuring (many teens find social media empowering).
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