[post_page_title]”Bated breath”[/post_page_title]
“Bated” doesn’t really seem to be much of a word, yet “bated breath” means to hold one’s breath in suspense or fear. In fact, if you thought the word was actually “baited,” you’re in good company – J.K. Rowling herself made this error in the first Harry Potter novel.
However, the phrase actually originates from the language revolutionary William Shakespeare, who played around with the word “abated,” which means to lie low, or depress, in his play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ in 1598.
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