Six weeks was the expected time it would take to resolve such an inquiry.
She had been born before the expected time.
next year's expected $1.8 billion deficit
Less than half the expected number turned out to the demonstration.
anticipated in British English
(ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd)
adjective
awaited, usually with excitement and impatience
the most eagerly anticipated rock event of the year
one of the conference's most keenly anticipated debates
The long-anticipated study drew criticism from the tobacco industry.
the much-anticipated new Indiana Jones movie
Examples of 'expected' in a sentence
expected
Chlorr leapt forward as well, faster and farther than Sam had expected.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
The opportunity came sooner than Lirael had expected, for whatever the Clayr were trying to See obviously still eluded them.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Synonyms of 'expected'
anticipated, wanted, promised, looked-for
More Synonyms of expected
All related terms of 'expected'
expect
If you expect something to happen , you believe that it will happen.
expected value
the sum or integral of all possible values of a random variable , or any given function of it, multiplied by the respective probabilities of the values of the variable. Symbol : E ( X ). E ( X ) is the mean of the distribution ; E ( X–c ) = E ( X )– c where c is a constant
expected frequency
the number of occasions on which an event may be presumed to occur on average in a given number of trials
expected utility
the weighted average utility of the possible outcomes of a probabilistic situation; the sum or integral of the product of the probability distribution and the utility function
mathematical expectation
the sum or integral of all possible values of a random variable , or any given function of it, multiplied by the respective probabilities of the values of the variable. Symbol : E ( X ). E ( X ) is the mean of the distribution ; E ( X–c ) = E ( X )– c where c is a constant
(adjective)
Profits last month were well above the expected figure.