"in the heat of the moment" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the heat of the moment, {{en-PP}} in the heat of the moment
  1. As the hasty result of strong, passionate feelings and without thoughtful consideration. Related terms: spur of the moment Translations (Translations): in het heetst van de strijd (Dutch), hetken tuoksinassa (Finnish), kiivastuksissaan (Finnish), dans le feu de l’action (French), à chaud (French), in der Hitze des Gefechts (German), εν θερμώ (en thermó) (Greek), a pillanat hevében (Hungarian), a caldo (Italian), pod wpływem chwili (Polish), сгоряча́ (sgorjačá) (Russian), en caliente (Spanish), i stundens hetta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-in_the_heat_of_the_moment-en-prep_phrase--OyR-lm0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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