long-awaited

adjective

Definition

› having been expected for a long time: a long-awaited bid/deal/sale a long-awaited agreement/announcement/report Shares in smaller companies have begun their long-awaited recovery.

(Definition of long-awaited adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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