A slow train coming...

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an·tic·i·pa·tion (an-"ti-s&-'pA-sh&n) n.

1. The act of anticipating.
2. An expectation.
3. Foreknowledge, intuition, and presentiment.
4. The use or assignment of funds, especially from a trust fund, before they are legitimately available for use.
5. Music. Introduction on a weak beat of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved.
6. Kilts. Accelerated tremors felt in the central and peripheral nervous systems prior to the arrival and immediately upon delivery of a new kilt.
7. Slang. Jones-ing.