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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was escalating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that is increasing in intensity or severity over time. Example: "The conflict between the two parties was escalating, leading to a breakdown in communication."
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"His behaviour was escalating".
The noise in the kitchen was escalating.
Soon a new political dynamic was escalating wildly: brinksmanship through propsmanship.
At home, our hatred towards the Syrian sectarian regime was escalating.
In a way, Mr. Gilberto was escalating; on his previous American tour, he performed solo.
By 7 50 a.m., the incoming barrage had expanded and was escalating.
During his lifetime, another force was escalating: the Spanish, Portuguese and British race for empire.
Her debt was escalating to $5,000, she said, and creditors began hounding her.
Vietnam was not a world away any more, and American involvement there was escalating constantly.
I didn't realise it was escalating, that the control was getting worse.
The Vietnam war was escalating when he was working on the "Gigantomachy" series.
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