long-awaited
adj1
having been awaited for a long time
- The recent announcement of £395 million of Scottish and UK Government funding for the 'Borderlands' growth deal [...] has brought with it a pledge of £10 million to fund the long-awaited feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway through to Carlisle.2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 42: