in suspense
idiom
: waiting anxiously
She kept him in suspense for two whole days before she agreed to marry him.
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The first 10 episodes of Season 14 were released in February and aired into May, at which point fans were left in suspense waiting for the second set.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Her ability to simultaneously analyze Diet Coke and keep the audience in suspense is utterly individual to her.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Mail-in ballots are what can keep California’s competitive races in suspense.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
With Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck before Election Day on Nov. 5, monetary officials from Washington to London may find themselves still in suspense.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Her ability to simultaneously analyze Diet Coke and keep the audience in suspense is utterly individual to her.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Mail-in ballots are what can keep California’s competitive races in suspense.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
With Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck before Election Day on Nov. 5, monetary officials from Washington to London may find themselves still in suspense.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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“In suspense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20suspense. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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