champing at the bit
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or chomping at the bit
: waiting in an impatient way to do something
We've all been champing at the bit to get started on the project.
The team was chomping at the bit for their chance to play the defending champions.
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But Brown is champing at the bit for what’s to come.
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Now some attorneys who represent homeless campers are champing at the bit to put these new ordinances before a jury.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Screenwriters and filmmakers may be champing at the bit behind the scenes, but the major media companies that produce the bulk of TV and film seem uninterested in anything that might be construed as (gasp) commentary.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite an ankle injury suffered in the previous game, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is champing at the bit to face the Houston Texans on Saturday.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Now some attorneys who represent homeless campers are champing at the bit to put these new ordinances before a jury.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Screenwriters and filmmakers may be champing at the bit behind the scenes, but the major media companies that produce the bulk of TV and film seem uninterested in anything that might be construed as (gasp) commentary.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite an ankle injury suffered in the previous game, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is champing at the bit to face the Houston Texans on Saturday.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for champing at the bit
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“Champing at the bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champing%20at%20the%20bit. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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