eagerly wait

Frequency: 9.022.4 per million words

to stay where you are or delay action until a particular time or event, with anticipation

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Examples (10)

  • Children eagerly wait for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
  • We are eagerly waiting for the announcement of the winner.
  • She will eagerly wait by the phone for his call.
  • The scientists eagerly waited for the experiment results.
  • Fans have been eagerly waiting for this new album to drop.
  • While you eagerly wait for the package to arrive, you can track it online.
  • I eagerly waited all day for my friend to pick me up from the airport.
  • The whole team had to eagerly wait for the final decision from the board.
  • A dog will often eagerly wait by the door for its owner to return.
  • They stood at the finish line, eagerly waiting to cheer for the first runner.