But back then, it was a different story... and could escalate quickly.

Any military action was likely to escalate quickly to an invasion.

The coronavirus outbreak in Ireland is now likely to escalate quickly.

In these situations, symptoms can escalate quickly and become life threatening.

Things escalate quickly: Fists are pounded, faces are flushed, fingers are jabbed, chairs are flung.

Almost without fail, the sketches escalate quickly, jump the tracks and end up in genuinely baffling places.

Things escalate quickly between Becky and Charlotte.

But instability in Pakistan, plus the potential for misunderstandings to escalate quickly into war, mean the risk remains real.

And while pen testers are contractually permitted to break into a client's systems, if they're caught tensions can escalate quickly.

Things could escalate quickly.

The home renovation market is booming, but makeover mistakes are common and costly, and without proper planning they can escalate quickly.

A fairly non-descript back-and-forth game escalated quickly late in the third quarter.

According to reports in the Australian media, things are escalating quickly.

This small issue escalates quickly, as conflicts often do around Rita.

Her fear escalated quickly as she sensed him moving toward her.

Things escalated quickly when Stefanovic flew to the US to spend Christmas with her.