no ver la hora de
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “not see the time of”.
Verb
[edit]no ver la hora de (first-person singular present no veo la hora de, first-person singular preterite no vi la hora de, past participle no visto la hora de)
- (idiomatic) to look forward to; can't wait (for)
- ¡No veo la hora de que nos casemos!
- I can't wait until we get married!
- No vemos la hora en que regresemos a casa para las fiestas.
- We can't wait to get back home for the holidays.
Usage notes
[edit]- This idiomatic phrase triggers the subjunctive.
Further reading
[edit]- “no ver alguien la hora de algo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10