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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Officials in Kyiv and across NATO alike wait with bated breath to see how incoming president Donald Trump will change Washington's provisions of military aid. —

Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 The industry has been waiting with bated breath for the appointment of a creative director. —

Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024 Apparel and textiles businesses will be waiting over the next 10 days with bated breath if a strike takes place. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2024 En route from the Detroit Free Press' downtown newsroom to my home on Detroit’s east side, past massive buildings and construction sites, the city fades to brownfields, where swaths of vacant land and lethargic structures long for new life with bated breath. —

Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for with bated breath

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