itching to
Raring to go
Itching to means eagerly wanting or impatient to do something, as if the desire creates a physical restlessness that demands scratching: She was itching to tell him the news, He's been itching to get back on the field since the injury.
The phrase conveys anticipation that's hard to contain.
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- can't waitEager anticipation expressed
- restlessUnable to be still
- dying toIntensely eager for
- raring to goExtremely keen to begin
aching · craving · hot to trot · yearning · impatient · antsy · chomping · raring · desperate · hankering · longing · burning · fidgety · twitchy · ready · ready to roll · keen · hungry
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood