with bated breath
idiom
: in a nervous and excited state anticipating what will happen
They waited for the answer on their application with bated breath.
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With financial markets reacting negatively to the Trump Administration’s economic policy, from large tariffs to big federal layoffs, labor and consumer markets are waiting with bated breath to see how widespread the economic impact will be.
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Kate Bahn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
One of the many groups awaiting the results of the recent presidential election with bated breath were those invested in eradicating childhood poverty.
—Darrick Hamilton, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
The Traitors Season 3’s penultimate episode ended on the cliffhanger of cliffhangers as fans waited with bated breath to find out who the last contestant banished at the roundtable was between Danielle Reyes and Ivar Mountbatten.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
And fans have been waiting with bated breath ever since.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Kate Bahn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
One of the many groups awaiting the results of the recent presidential election with bated breath were those invested in eradicating childhood poverty.
—Darrick Hamilton, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
The Traitors Season 3’s penultimate episode ended on the cliffhanger of cliffhangers as fans waited with bated breath to find out who the last contestant banished at the roundtable was between Danielle Reyes and Ivar Mountbatten.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
And fans have been waiting with bated breath ever since.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“With bated breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20bated%20breath. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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