in a tight spot

The U.S. economy is in a tight spot, where the hope is that it remains strong enough to stay out of a recession but not so strong that it worsens the already stalled progress on inflation.

Jordan Garrick did well to get the ball out from under his feet, in a tight spot, but he gets a shot off and slides the ball past the Crewe keeper Tom Booth.

The Cougars now do not have an athletic director to hire a men’s basketball coach, which puts the program in a tight spot.

If this amendment passed, some ministers would be in a tight spot.

But if inflation picks up again, policymakers could find themselves in a tight spot, unable to cut rates if the economy loses momentum.