someone can hardly wait

someone can hardly wait
someone can’t wait/can hardly wait/ phrase
used for saying someone is very excited about something that they expect will happen

I can’t wait for the holidays.

Marlene can hardly wait to go to the beach again.

Thesaurus: feelings of pleasure and excitementsynonym
Main entry: wait

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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