待まちかね

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

long-awaited; long-waited-for

Used as a no-adjective to describe something that has been eagerly anticipated. Often appears in the polite form お待ちかね.

See also: お待ちかね

• 待まちかねの新しん作さく映えい画ががついに公こう開かいされた。

  The long-awaited new movie has finally been released.

• お待まちかねのランチタイムです。

  It's the long-awaited lunchtime.

noun

waiting impatiently; impatient waiting

Noun form referring to the act of waiting impatiently. Less common than the no-adjective use; often seen in set phrases like 待ちかねる.

• 彼かれの到とう着ちゃくを待まちかねて、何なん度ども時計とけいを見みた。

  Waiting impatiently for his arrival, I kept looking at my watch.