hot up
phrasal verbhot up (British English)
(also heat up North American English, British English)
- (informal) to become more exciting or to show an increase in activity
激烈起来；更加活跃 - Things are really hotting up in the election campaign.
竞选活动的确日益激烈了。 - The title race is certainly hotting up.
冠军争夺战无疑正在白热化。 - The pace is hotting up.
节奏正在升温。
- Things are really hotting up in the election campaign.