can't wait

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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Jackie added: "I can't see why the government can't wait a few more years to start the demolition. It's going to destroy a lot of people, especially families."

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“I can’t wait for people to see each and every story,” Dumezweni says.

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“Chino Hills is a wonderful community to live, and we can’t wait to add to the local food scene,” said T&T Chief Executive Tina Lee in a statement.

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I can’t wait to see what’s ahead with Season 5.

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“We can’t wait until we are reunited with Sammy,” she added.

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