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> いきなり眠ってしまって焦ったが、大丈夫なようだな。

In this sentence it looks like 焦る probably should be auxiliary verb, since its
impossible to do something after one fell asleep. But EDICT doesn't have any
such entries. So, is this some expression/unusual usage or what?
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Meaning of 焦る in this sentence
This 焦る is not a subsidiary verb but is a simple intransitive verb meaning
something like "to lose one's cool", "to be flustered". Rather than describing
a simple sequence of actions, this te-form is denoting a reason for the
following verb. See: [te-form (て-form) for Cause or Reason](https://www.learn-
japanese-adventure.com/te-form-cause-reason.html)

So いきなり眠ってしまって焦った means either "I was flustered because someone (else)
suddenly fell asleep" or "I was flustered because I noticed I had fallen
asleep."
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According to the dictionary, 焦る may also mean "to panic over something
unexpected"

不意のことで動揺し、あわてる意の俗語  
[https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/4384/meaning/m1u/焦る/](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/4384/meaning/m1u/%E7%84%A6%E3%82%8B/)  
[https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/en/焦る/#je-1040](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/en/%E7%84%A6%E3%82%8B/#je-1040)

So the person fell asleep then woke up and panicked, probably thinking it was
too late.
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