Meanings
adjectivelong-awaited (comparative more long-awaited, superlative most long-awaited)
comparative more long-awaited · superlative most long-awaited
- having been awaited for a long time
The recent announcement of £395 million of Scottish and UK Government funding for the 'Borderlands' growth deal [...] has brought with it a pledge of £10 million to fund the long-awaited feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway through to Carlisle.
2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 42
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 望眼欲穿的, 期待已久的
- 望眼欲穿的 (wàngyǎnyùchuān de)having been awaited for a long time
- 期待已久的 (qídàiyǐjiǔ de)having been awaited for a long time
Dutch langverwacht
- langverwachthaving been awaited for a long time
Finnish kauan odotettu
- kauan odotettuhaving been awaited for a long time
French tant attendu
- tant attenduhaving been awaited for a long time
German lang erwartet, langersehnt
- lang erwartethaving been awaited for a long time
- langersehnthaving been awaited for a long time
Hungarian várva várt, régóta várt
- várva várthaving been awaited for a long time
- régóta várthaving been awaited for a long time
Italian attesissimo
- attesissimohaving been awaited for a long time
Polish długo oczekiwany
- długo oczekiwanyhaving been awaited for a long time
Russian долгожда́нный
- долгожда́нный (dolgoždánnyj)having been awaited for a long time
Spanish largamente / muy esperado
- largamente / muy esperadohaving been awaited for a long time
Ukrainian довгоочі́куваний, довгожда́ний
- довгоочі́куваний (dovhoočíkuvanyj)having been awaited for a long time
- довгожда́ний (dovhoždányj)having been awaited for a long time
Welsh hirddisgwyliedig
- hirddisgwyliedighaving been awaited for a long time
Cite this entry
APA
long-awaited. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-awaited
MLA
“long-awaited.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-awaited. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-awaited,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-awaited.
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