Also having this problem now, tried repairing and reinstalling completely, same issue, repairing the game actually made it worse.
There were a couple of different threads regarding the freezing issue here, I'm also affected but in one of the other threads someone figured out a workaround. So basically the freezing is caused by AntiCheat because there is a some kind of bug with USB devices. For some people it was freezing when they had USB controller plugged in, or USB headset/DAC, like in my case.
I unplug my USB DAC, start Apex, join a lobby and wait for the drop. Before hitting the ground I plug the DAC back in and I'm good to go, no freeze. You have to do it only once when you start Apex. So try to unplug everything except your mouse/keyboard and see if the freezing stops.
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