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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Ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, Brzytwa suggested that many companies may be prepared to maintain prices, based on front-loading of inventory by firms in anticipation of more complicated tariff regimes coming.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Water saved David Copley had removed the lawn and the trees in anticipation of redoing the landscapes in front and back so Ramona doesn’t have any comparison.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
As Bailey awaited the first pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott with one out, the score tied and no place to put him, his Giants teammates clung to the dugout rail in anticipation of hurdling it.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Investor Tim Seymour is looking for pockets of unloved stocks to scoop up during this window before the Fed decision, in anticipation of a broadening of the market.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Water saved David Copley had removed the lawn and the trees in anticipation of redoing the landscapes in front and back so Ramona doesn’t have any comparison.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
As Bailey awaited the first pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott with one out, the score tied and no place to put him, his Giants teammates clung to the dugout rail in anticipation of hurdling it.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Investor Tim Seymour is looking for pockets of unloved stocks to scoop up during this window before the Fed decision, in anticipation of a broadening of the market.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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“In anticipation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20anticipation%20of. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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