with bated breath

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: 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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At first, there was a lot of talk about time limits and rappers being on the clock as the hip-hop community waited with bated breath for Kendrick to respond. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 7 May 2024

Contenders waited with bated breath in the seconds before the official decision was made. —Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024

Wall Street has been waiting for months with bated breath to see when—or even if—Powell and his colleagues decide to cut the base rate, currently at a two-decade high. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024

In the meantime, the teams that frequently use the facility are waiting with bated breath to see what happens next. —Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024

The show will recognize the best movies of 2023, as the industry's top writers, actors and executives wait with bated breath to find out who will take home a an Oscar. —Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024

In August, the world stood by with bated breath as The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White attempted to shoot his shot with Euphoria star Alexa Demie. —Jeremy Allen White Innocent!, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2023

The 96th Academy Awards will be Hollywood’s biggest date night for half a dozen couples who will walk the red carpet and wait with bated breath to maybe win an Oscar. —EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024

There are many technologists waiting with bated breath for Micro LED to become a serious part of these consumer-TV wars. —Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 16 May 2023