For the museum's Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, it is a time of frenzied preparation.

Philadelphia was also sent into a flurry of frenzied preparations, despite being over 150 miles (240 km) from Hagerstown and in no immediate danger.

Almost two weeks of frenzied preparation followed.

Workers were battening down the deck equipment, checking fastenings, tightening hatches, making all the last frenzied preparations for a sea voyage.

She had to wait for a lull in the frenzied preparations before telling her mother about the message.

Then all the frenzied preparations were completed, and the bronze and brown dragons had chewed as much firestone as they could swallow.

Their fourth-floor laboratory, which was finally empty after a week of frenzied preparation for the show, was strewn with wire cutters, soldering irons and screwdrivers.

On his return to the post-house, Steve found himself caught up in the frenzied preparations for a tour of inspection by the Consul-General.

Finalists would make frenzied preparations (with cameras in tow, naturally).

In this time of frenzied preparations, Ernst was sent to brief the Admiral on the readiness of each aspect.