Tourists are only now 'waking up to' the fact [=are only now starting to realize] that this is a great place to visit.
I spent every 'waking hour/moment' [=every hour/moment when I was awake] thinking about how to fix the problem.
She can never remember her dreams upon 'waking'.
(..) Evolution has made women sensitive to high-pitched noises while they sleep so that they'll be roused by a crying baby. If you want to avoid waking her, speak in a lower register. That's ridiculous! No. "That's ridiculous." Fine. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Big Bran Hypothesis Season: 1 Episode 2