count the hours

English

Verb

count the hours (third-person singular simple present counts the hours, present participle counting the hours, simple past and past participle counted the hours)

1. To await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
   • 2011, Gail Gaymer Martin, A Dad of His Own, page 24:

     She pushed open the door. "Come in. Cooper's driving me crazy. He's been counting the hours."