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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In the meantime, retailers will be repositioning their supply lines in anticipation of what is coming next.
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Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
While colleges and universities across the U.S. have released advisories in anticipation of potential immigration policy changes, other Connecticut schools are monitoring the situation before issuing any cautionary messages to their international students.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
The yuan had already sold off in anticipation of more tariffs from Trump and improving U.S. manufacturing data, and a dive in Chinese bond yields to record lows has pulled the currency towards 7.3 per dollar for the first time since last November.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Prosecution fears: Multiple current and former senior Justice Department and FBI officials have begun reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration.
—Nick Duffy, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
While colleges and universities across the U.S. have released advisories in anticipation of potential immigration policy changes, other Connecticut schools are monitoring the situation before issuing any cautionary messages to their international students.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
The yuan had already sold off in anticipation of more tariffs from Trump and improving U.S. manufacturing data, and a dive in Chinese bond yields to record lows has pulled the currency towards 7.3 per dollar for the first time since last November.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Prosecution fears: Multiple current and former senior Justice Department and FBI officials have begun reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration.
—Nick Duffy, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
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“In anticipation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20anticipation%20of. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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