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

Interview ended with a tender reunion between Lestat and Louis, and audiences’ appetite for the sexy blood-suckers, arguably the hottest couple on TV, has only grown in anticipation of the latest installment of their story. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Leading up to the event, thousands of people were constantly making their way to San Francisco's shoreline in anticipation of the city's fireworks display. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Fishing boats could be seen tightly packed at ports in northern Taiwan on Thursday in anticipation of heavy rain hitting the island of 23 million people. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

The natural-gas reserves that Europe typically builds up in anticipation of winter are now very low. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for in anticipation of

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