in anticipation of
idiom
: expecting that (something will happen or that someone will arrive)
They hired extra police officers in anticipation of a big crowd at the concert.
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Admittedly, the Fed has been keeping interest rates elevated in anticipation of tariff inflation, but that’s not a case of tariffs being passed directly onto consumers.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 July 2025
After a post-inauguration surge, the price of bitcoin fell to a low in April, before getting a boost starting in May in anticipation of the Senate’s approval of federal stablecoin regulations.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The widening premium between the price of copper in the U.S. and the rest of the world comes as buyers stateside scrambled to front-load imports in anticipation of the tariffs, artificially inflating prices in the U.S.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 July 2025
This is the second time that this particular Vulcan booster was brought to Space Launch Complex 41 in anticipation of a launch campaign.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 July 2025
After a post-inauguration surge, the price of bitcoin fell to a low in April, before getting a boost starting in May in anticipation of the Senate’s approval of federal stablecoin regulations.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The widening premium between the price of copper in the U.S. and the rest of the world comes as buyers stateside scrambled to front-load imports in anticipation of the tariffs, artificially inflating prices in the U.S.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 July 2025
This is the second time that this particular Vulcan booster was brought to Space Launch Complex 41 in anticipation of a launch campaign.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
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“In anticipation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20anticipation%20of. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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