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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Rejecting the option of simply waiting with bated breath, Vulture’s resident Infrastructure Week enthusiasts have gathered to present a number of options.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 12 June 2024
Each year, people wait with bated breath to see gowns aplenty (with the exception of 2020’s luxe pajama-wearing guests by virtual means), using the nominees and winners as inspo for months ahead or even as reference points in later years.
—refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Back in Northern Virginia, people who knew Huske — and even those who didn’t — were watching the competition with bated breath as the two-time Olympian won by 0.04 seconds.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
While Olympic spectators wait with bated breath to see how different events at the Paris Games unfold, the chronically online audience has become invested in a different journey: a Norwegian Olympian's love for chocolate muffins.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 12 June 2024
Each year, people wait with bated breath to see gowns aplenty (with the exception of 2020’s luxe pajama-wearing guests by virtual means), using the nominees and winners as inspo for months ahead or even as reference points in later years.
—refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Back in Northern Virginia, people who knew Huske — and even those who didn’t — were watching the competition with bated breath as the two-time Olympian won by 0.04 seconds.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
While Olympic spectators wait with bated breath to see how different events at the Paris Games unfold, the chronically online audience has become invested in a different journey: a Norwegian Olympian's love for chocolate muffins.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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“With bated breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20bated%20breath. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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