watch this space
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Watch this space for up and coming events!
We will indeed be publishing a picture of Goran in our Sweetspot section in a future issue so … watch this space.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “watch this space” mean?
Wait and see what happens next Literally: observe this area
Is “watch this space” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.