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can't wait

Idioms

Be very eager, anxious, or impatient, as in We can't wait for the baseball season to begin or I can't wait to see Dad—it's been a year. While the literal sense of being unable to wait (for lack of time) is much older, this figurative usage dates only from about 1930.

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can't wait

Speaking to the media in Chicago shortly before the Reds travelled back to the UK, Szoboszlai said he "can't wait" for the new season.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

"I love this character so much - I can't wait for people to meet her," Rex tells Eleri Sion on The Friday Afternoon Show.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

That part of the story appeals to the restless adolescent versions of ourselves that can’t wait to find our place in the world.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

I genuinely can’t wait for my 30s and 40s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

That’s why I can’t wait to get out of here.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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