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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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"We can't wait for another head-to-head with one of the best teams in the world," England and Exeter's Maddie Feaunati said about the game against Canada.

From BBC

“Just like can’t wait to do it because it’s like a win-win for him, you know? He gets to sue me or something. I don’t know, but it’s a lose-lose for me.”

From MarketWatch

Companies looking to ship fresh food are more vulnerable as their products have to be refrigerated and transported quickly, so they can’t wait until prices come down, said Michael Adjemian, an economist at the University of Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My dad liked to point to new car ads and say, ‘I can’t wait to buy that car in six years.’

From The Wall Street Journal

It isn’t even April, and the Ambassadors can’t wait for next season to start.

From The Wall Street Journal