anticipatory

[ an-tis-uh-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ænˈtɪs ə pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

of, showing, or expressing anticipation.

Origin of anticipatory

First recorded in 1660–70; anticipate + -ory¹

an·tic·i·pa·to·ri·ly, adverb non·an·tic·i·pa·to·ri·ly, adverb non·an·tic·i·pa·to·ry, adjective

An anticipatory hush settled over the Columbia auditorium, bulbs flashing and cameras clicking.

Yoani Sánchez: It’s Not Easy Being a Cuban Blogger |Laura Dimon |March 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
After weeks of anticipatory gloom, liberals can exhale and smile.

Michael Tomasky on Obamacare’s Reversal of Fortune on the Supreme Court |Michael Tomasky |June 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I suffered years of anticipatory grief, mostly in isolation.

My Mother's Lifelong Mission—to End Her Life |Christine W. Hartmann |November 18, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Pickens was going to speak; nothing could disturb Pickens; they relaxed themselves to a joyful, anticipatory calm.

The Soul of John Brown |Stephen Graham

Cutty was merely reaching about for an expedient to thwart what to his anticipatory mind promised to be an inevitability.

The Drums Of Jeopardy |Harold MacGrath
Durrance had schooled himself not to wince, and he did not, even at that anticipatory "us."

The Four Feathers |A. E. W. Mason
And with the anticipatory throb of joy at beholding my beloved Master was mingled a thrill of vain-glorious happiness.

The Belovd Vagabond |William J. Locke
Which is anticipatory vengeance: as soon as I'm called, and in practice, they'll be active enough in shunning me.

Foe-Farrell |Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch