'**Apprehensive**'[1] or '**Apprehend**'[2] may be the word you're looking for. E.g. She was **apprehensive** about the next two weeks of the tournament. Or "She became/came to be **apprehensive** about the coming weeks of the tournament" Alternatively, "She came to **apprehend** the two weeks of a major tournament" Though I tend to generally avoid the use of the word in this form as it can easily be misunderstood as the verb of a different definition Adjective meaning to feel uneasy, anxious or fearful about something. [1]: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/apprehensive [2]: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/apprehend