half-hoping

British  

adjective

1. having or expressing some hope

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Example Sentences

We've been half-hoping for Apple to release a display with a 5K resolution to match the current high-end iMac for some time now, but there have been no hints that will happen — and the amount of throughput required to run an external 5K monitor would be difficult on most of the current lineup of Mac laptops.

From The Verge

“I got the snuffed-out story of the bystander, a fugitive without a crime, half-hoping and half-terrified that no one was ever coming for me,” she reflects.

From Washington Times

Three years ago, actor Bryan Cranston was half-hoping that he’d be assaulted.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the very least, I was half-hoping they’d be trolled by Civil War re-enactors and comic-con dress ’em up hobbyists in Star Trek regalia.

From Salon

I walked out the unit doors, half-hoping my patient’s son would arrive in time for us to talk in person.

From New York Times