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chomping at the bit

ADJECTIVE

impatient, eager

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burning eager enthused enthusiastic fired up gung-ho hankering impatient itching keen panting raring thirsting willing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic patient unwilling

Example Sentences

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See what remains today: Santa Anita Park was deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, though developers have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“And really, I’ve never had issues with players chomping at the bit and then being like, ‘All right, you have to wait.’

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2023

“We have a bunch of young guys that are just chomping at the bit and really pushing everybody, so it’s been a good mix of older guys and younger guys in camp.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

It'll be interesting to see what they do next, because I know Amazon's probably chomping at the bit to give them another season of something.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

Everyone was chomping at the bit to get started.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon