in anticipation of
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He grunted with satisfaction. The feel of the hilt cheered him and gave him a glow of confidence. Whatever webs of conspiracy were drawn about him, whatever trickery and treachery ensnared him, this knife was real. The great muscles of his right arm swelled in anticipation of murderous blows.
There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.
Most of all, I want to thank you for all the generous advance coverage you've given me in anticipation of a successful career. When I actually do something, we'll let you know.
Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.
Our thinking and our behaviour are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear-based.
If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.