count the hours en · VERB
Meanings
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To await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
She pushed open the door. "Come in. Cooper's driving me crazy. He's been counting the hours."
2011, Gail Gaymer Martin, A Dad of His Own, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counting the hours | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| counts the hours | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| counted the hours | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| counted the hours | Tense=Past | lexicographic |