itching to start
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- restlessUnable to be still
- impatientUnwilling to wait
- raringExtremely eager, impatient
- chompingChewing loudly or eagerly
antsy · ready · buzzing · fidgeting · anticipation · countdown · starting line · gun · whistle · momentum · launch · kickoff · jumpstart · trigger · spark · revved · wound up · pent-up
eagerness and anticipation
itching to startdreading
Anticipating with apprehension
reluctant · unwilling · dragging one's feet · unenthusiastic · apathetic
temporal orientation toward action
itching to startputting it off
procrastinating · delaying · stalling · avoiding · dragging one's feet
readiness/urgency
itching to startpatient
Able to wait calmly
unhurried · laid-back · taking one's time · biding one's time · stalling