1To wait eagerly or anxiously for something; to be impatient with anticipation.
子どもたちは遠足の日を待ちわびている。
The children are eagerly awaiting the field trip day.
新作アニメの最終回をずっと待ちわびていた。
I had been eagerly awaiting the final episode of the new anime.
帰省の日を待ちわびて、カレンダーに丸を付けた。
I eagerly awaited the day to go home and circled it on the calendar.