red light fever
n.— «The track did an excellent job of getting us finished, again. If you noticed, both of the trucks in the finals had red light fever, but Dennis’ came on first which made Bob the winner.» —“DHRA Drag Racing @ GLD in Union Grove 6/9/6″ by WI Huck in Franklin, Wisconsin Diesel Place June 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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