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can't wait

Idioms  

  1. 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.

Example Sentences

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“I just can’t wait to be with him.”

From Salon • May 7, 2026

“So we’ll see how that goes. But I’m super excited to be here. This is a great place, with great people and I can’t wait to get started.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“I finally know where I’m going and I can’t wait to get there and move all my stuff out to the West Coast,” Mesidor said in a conference call with reporters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

And Lindblad says he can't wait to get back to racing again in the US in a fortnight.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“I can’t wait for you to meet my friend.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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