in anticipation of

phrase

: expecting that (something will happen or that someone will arrive)

They hired extra police officers in anticipation of a big crowd at the concert.

Examples of in anticipation of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plum flew to Portland with the Sparks in anticipation of playing in Sunday afternoon’s game at the Portland Fire. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The airline canceled 309 flights through Sunday night in anticipation of the strike. — Sumedha Mukherjee, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

Part of the development boom was in anticipation of the World Cup. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Inside the festival grounds, several attendees could be seen wearing ponchos — many purchased ahead of time in anticipation of the rain. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for in anticipation of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove