in anticipation of
idiom
: expecting that (something will happen or that someone will arrive)
They hired extra police officers in anticipation of a big crowd at the concert.
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Rome is buzzing in anticipation of this moment, and the Via della Conciliazione leading to St. Peter's Square is packed.
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Sarah Ventre, NPR, 7 May 2025
The logline concerns an insecure man who, in anticipation of his wedding day, enters a hardcore underground training facility led by a magnetic fitness guru, who commands cult like devotion with the promise of peak performance at any cost.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The company committed $1.3 billion in initial capital in December to kick start the project in anticipation of getting to the point of FID.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Trade data from January showed that the U.S. imported more goods than in any other month since the Census began tracking the numbers in 2002, in anticipation of Trump's sweeping tariffs.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Sarah Ventre, NPR, 7 May 2025
The logline concerns an insecure man who, in anticipation of his wedding day, enters a hardcore underground training facility led by a magnetic fitness guru, who commands cult like devotion with the promise of peak performance at any cost.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The company committed $1.3 billion in initial capital in December to kick start the project in anticipation of getting to the point of FID.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Trade data from January showed that the U.S. imported more goods than in any other month since the Census began tracking the numbers in 2002, in anticipation of Trump's sweeping tariffs.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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“In anticipation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20anticipation%20of. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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