Awaited
Awaited adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
Usage example: at the awaited moment the President walked up to the lectern and began his address to the nation
Nearby Word: awaiting
Behind
Behind adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Both words in one sentence
- The prolific David Foster Wallace left a large cache of notes behind before he died and so others were able to step in and finish his long-awaited novel, The Pale King.
Source: Posthumous Collaboration
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