can't wait

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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Jeff Goldblum was a surprise addition at the Brits - he told the BBC his fifth album is coming out soon with his jazz band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra and that he can't wait to tour it round the UK.

From BBC

"This new framework must drive urgent action to reverse that decline and the deterioration of our environment – nature can't wait any longer," she said.

From BBC

"But I would say, to sum it up, extremely happy with the team. Very, very happy with the platform that we're building. And we can't wait for Melbourne."

From BBC

“We are excited about the potential of a combined Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery and can’t wait to get started working together telling the stories that move the world.”

From MarketWatch

“I can’t wait for everyone to enjoy and discover the vibrance of mid-Wilshire without the traffic,” Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

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