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The phrase "heating up" is correct and commonly used in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation or event that is becoming more intense, exciting, or competitive. For example: - The race for the presidency is really heating up as the candidates launch their final campaigns. - The stock market is heating up, with prices rising rapidly. - The argument between the two coworkers was heating up, and it looked like it was about to turn into a full-blown fight. - The oven needs to preheat for at least 10 minutes before the temperature starts heating up. - The summer weather is finally heating up, and it's the perfect time to go to the beach.
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heating up
verb
Present participle of heat up
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"The situation is heating up".
Opposition is heating up already.
Really heating up now.
She continues heating up.
Things certainly heating up.
Things were heating up.
Hotel development is heating up as well.
It wasn't heating up fast enough.
Investor interest was heating up, too.
Were things heating up between them?
Elsewhere, tempers were heating up.
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