As the fear only ratchets as Bryon’s surgery grows near, chances of discovery rise with every minute he spends alongside the Taliban, and as such the viewer’s worry increases.

Source: https://thefilmstage.com/tribeca-review-transition-follows-a-trans-reporters-harrowing-journey-profiling-the-taliban/

Despite that good news, this ratchets down the 3-day to at 3,850 theaters.

Source: https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-taylor-swift-eras-tour-concert-film-opening-1235572671/

Gradually, each spy discovers the existence — but not the identity — of his opposite and, as the noose tightens and the tension ratchets past the cracking point, each man struggles furiously to unmask his rival before he himself is revealed and destroyed.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-01-25/oscars-best-picture-winners-how-to-watch-2000s

He understands that in the playoffs, every snap ratchets up to that intensity, as well.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/15/closer-kayvon-thibodeaux-could-carry-mantle-as-giants-new-face-of-franchise-by-sinking-vikings/