Anticipation can have several meanings:

• Anticipation is an emotion involving pleasure in considering some expected or longed-for good event, or irritation at having to wait.
• Anticipation (genetics) is where the severity of a genetic disorder increases with each generation.
• Anticipation (music) is a type of nonchord tone.
• Anticipation (finance) is where debts are paid off early.
• Anticipation (artificial intelligence) is the concept of an agent making decisions based on predictions, expectations, or beliefs about the future.
• Anticipation (video game) is a game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was released in 1988.