Torschlusspanik

The Torschlusspanik represents the anxiety of those who begin to feel that time, at their disposal , is about to end.  It describes the feeling that time is running out for a deadline, an opportunity or an event of life. Was used in the Middle Ages to describe the fear of those who, returning home at dusk, risked finding the gates of the village closed
 It is composed of the words "Panik" which means panic or fear and "Torschluss" which indicates the closing of the doors. Allemand