in hopes of

Idioms and Phrases

Also, in hopes that ; in the hope of or that ; in high hopes of or that . Expecting and wishing for, as in We went in hopes of finding a vacancy , or They met in the hope of bringing about a peaceful settlement . The phrases with that are used with clauses, as in In hopes that something good might come of it, he began to work , or We are in high hopes that a cure for leukemia will be found soon . [c. 1600]