The phrase "a little bit expected" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is somewhat anticipated or predictable, often in a casual context.
Example: "The outcome of the game was a little bit expected, given the team's recent performance."
Alternatives: "somewhat anticipated" or "mildly predictable."
"I'm not going to say it wasn't a little bit expected - I think for any team to qualify for the semi-finals like we did, at some stage you're going to draw breath.
That's why the return of LCD Soundsystem to the Coachella main stage for the first time since 2010 (and its first show since a Madison Square Garden sendoff in 2011) feels just a little bit expected.
That's why the return of LCD Soundsystem to the Coachella main stage for the first time since 2010 (and its first show since a Madison Square Garden sendoff in 2011) feels just a little bit expected.
As a scientist, you always go in a little bit biased, expecting there to be a natural explanation.
This means the children tend to become a little bit entitled, expecting and in need of constant appraisal and applause.
But so far, "the earnings have come in on the financial side pretty much where people expected and in terms of the industrial side a little bit better than expected," said Charlie Smith, chief investment officer at Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh.
TV sales in January, he added, had been a little bit higher than expected, and would probably be about the same or a little bit better than expected in February and March.
"Consumers were a little bit weaker than expected," he said.
And so, reader, it has come to pass – just a little bit quicker than expected.
Just don't be surprised if your winged guests stay on a little bit longer than expected.
Sonisphere could change your quiet, relaxing break with your partner in, for example, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Sweden, Finland, or indeed, England, into a trip that's a little bit louder than expected.
