Sentence examples for may escalate quickly from inspiring English sources

Hate incidents once in motion are difficult to stop, and may escalate quickly and seriously.

The situation may escalate quickly.

In the age of Facebook, teenage spats can escalate quickly.

Say something wrong and things can escalate quickly".

It started out as quite a dull discussion but as the hypothetical situation escalated – and boy did it escalate quickly – it fast became compelling, if not terrifying, viewing.

Anxiety can escalate quickly and be crippling.

The problems from being understaffed can escalate quickly.

Things escalate quickly.

Things escalate quickly and the police arrive, responding to a noise complaint.

How does this unit fit in -- or not fit in -- in situations that escalate quickly?

It might start out relatively harmless but escalate quickly and unexpectedly.