expectant
adjective
[ ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nt ]
• having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good.
• "expectant crowds arrived early"
Similar:
eager,
excited,
agog,
waiting with bated breath,
breathless,
waiting,
anticipatory,
hopeful,
in suspense,
on tenterhooks,
on the edge of one's seat,
keyed up,
on pins and needles,
anxious,
expectant
noun
• a person who anticipates receiving something, especially high office.
• "some devoted themselves to the wearer of the crown, and others to the expectant"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin exspectant- ‘expecting’, from the verb exspectare (see expect).
