| long-hoped-for(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| long-looked-for(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| long-overdue(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| long-sought(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| long-wished-for(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| longawaited(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| longed-for(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| looked for(expression, reasonable, ordinary, normal, logical) |
| marked(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent) |
| matter-of-course(ordinary, usual, normal) |
| much-anticipated(adjective, time, expectation, waiting) |
| natal(reasonable, ordinary, usual, normal, logical) |
| near(adjective, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising) |
| next(adjective, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising) |
| nigh(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent) |
| normal(ordinary, usual) |
| odds-on(reasonable, fair, expected, apt, inclined) |
| on the verge of(expression, idiom, fair, apt, hopeful) |
| ordained(adjective, close, expected, future, imminent) |
| ostensible(reasonable, fair, expected, apt, inclined) |