Also means
awaited
Usage Note
Esperado is the past participle of esperar used as an adjective. It can mean both 'expected' (anticipated) and 'awaited' (looked forward to), since esperar covers both senses. Context usually disambiguates: el resultado esperado ('the expected result') vs el momento más esperado ('the most eagerly awaited moment'). For the opposite, use inesperado ('unexpected').
Examples
"El resultado fue el esperado por todos."
Natural Translation
The result was the one expected by everyone.
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