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noun 
  1. The fear that time is running out to act.
    • 1989: H. L. Wesseling, 'British and Dutch Imperialism: A Comparison', in India and Indonesia
    • :It is something very different from the ' or annexation fever of the colonial have not"s that was so typical for most of the other imperialists.
    • 1990: Brigitte H. Schutz, 'The Future of German-German Relations', in German Studies Review, vol. 13
    • :In a ' waves of GDR citizens sought to leave the country before the dreaded " and fully expected " crackdown by the SED leadership would occur.
    • 2004: Edward W. Plaisted, Terror in Berlin
    • :It was Margit who made him aware of "the rush to escape East Germany before the authorities took action.
Translations: 
  • German: Torschlusspanik , Torschluí�panik (before writing reform)
Etymology: Torschluípanik (gate-shut panic)


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