Verb
work well under pressure (third-person singular simple present works well under pressure, present participle working well under pressure, simple past and past participle worked well under pressure)
(psychology) To be able to deliver better results of work due to being under a time constraint, such as when close to a deadline, as opposed to doing the work cumulatively since early on.
I'd have to kill Dimitri for real this time and lose any chance I might have to bring back my prince. Damn. It's a good thing I work well under pressure. Richelle Mead