anticipating
an-tic-i-pat-ing
verb
Expecting or looking forward to a future event or action.
"She was anticipating her holiday with great excitement."
verb
Acting in advance to prepare for or deal with something.
"The team was anticipating market changes."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: expect, anticipate, look for, look to, predict, forebode, prognosticate, foretell, call, promise, foreknow, previse