in anticipation of

phrase

: expecting that (something will happen or that someone will arrive)

They hired extra police officers in anticipation of a big crowd at the concert.

Examples of in anticipation of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

States have already started slashing caregivers’ pay and other critical disability services in anticipation of Medicaid cuts that will roll out next year. — STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

An extreme hear watch has been issued for the Los Angeles metro area in anticipation of highs reaching 100 degrees on Saturday and remaining hot through next week. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

All of this in anticipation of a team that lost its first two games to Boston College and Massachusetts. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Earlier, the festival issued Code Yellow and Code Orange alerts in anticipation of approaching storms. — Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in anticipation of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove