Context: My husband usually gets a big bonus this time of the year! We are eagerly waiting for it, and hoping!
Speaker 1: My husband usually gets a big bonus around this time of the year. We are eagerly waiting, hoping, and waiting for it!
Speaker 2: oh that is awesome! its so nice to get money in a lumpsum
Speaker 1: It is! It's not a guarantee though, so it's just a waiting game, and not easy.
Speaker 2: that makes it very difficult, and hard not to get your hopes up