How to Say "long-awaited" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “long-awaited” is “esperado” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
AdjectiveB1neutral/emotional
highly desired
Examples
Finalmente llegó el día tan esperado de las vacaciones.
Finally, the long-awaited day of vacation arrived.
La noticia esperada por toda la familia trajo mucha alegría.
The news awaited by the whole family brought much joy.
Recibimos la visita esperada de nuestros primos lejanos.
We received the much-anticipated visit from our distant cousins.
Intensifiers
To emphasize how much something was wanted, you can use words like 'tan' (so) or 'muy' (very) before 'esperado': 'el concierto tan esperado' (the so-awaited concert).
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