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expectancy

 
 
/ɪkˈspektənsi/ noun [U]

Translation

when you think that something pleasant or exciting is going to happen
beklenti, umut
An air of expectancy filled the room. → See also life expectancy2127
(Definition of expectancy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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