Full of suspense; doubtful and apprehensive; uncertain and expectant of the issue.

Tense or exciting; full of suspense; dramatic.

edge-of-your-seat (also edge-of-the-seat, edge-of-seat): (esp. of a film or part of a film) full of suspense or dramatic tension; highly compelling…

Relating to or characterized by cliffhanger endings; (hence) tense, dramatic, suspenseful.

The fact or practice of having or using cliffhanger endings. Hence: a state of excited suspense; the action of causing tension or suspense.

Of an event, situation, etc.: tense, suspenseful.

Originally U.S. Now chiefly Philippine English. Of a sporting contest: tense or exciting; full of suspense; dramatic. Cf. heart-stopping, adj. 1.