Synonyms of champing at the bit

champing at the bit

phrase

variants or chomping at the bit

as in great

showing urgent desire or interest

By Friday we were champing at the bit to set out on our vacation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• great
• gung ho
• hot
• wild
• crazy
• hungry
• anxious
• eager
• excited
• nuts
• hepped up
• greedy
• enthusiastic
• impatient
• ardent
• thirsty
• desirous
• avid
• solicitous
• voracious
• keen
• enthused
• juiced
• stoked
• pumped
• geeked
• happy
• ready
• antsy
• raring
• hung up
• athirst
• hopped-up
• agog
• interested
• appetent
• game
• ambitious
• obsessed
• restless
• longing
• glad
• craving
• breathless
• hankering
• covetous
• engaged
• amenable
• pining
• restive
• unreluctant
• willing
• disposed
• inclined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• casual
• unconcerned
• apathetic
• uninterested
• nonchalant
• unenthusiastic
• disinterested
• detached
• aloof
• insouciant
• incurious
• reluctant
• impassive
• unwilling
• uneager
• stolid
• loath
• lukewarm
• lackadaisical
• languid
• languorous
• hesitant
• averse
• spiritless
• halfhearted
• disinclined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of champing at the bit

The mayoral electoral horse race is just 11 months away, and the contestants are already champing at the bit. — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

Silver knows investors are champing at the bit to get in on the ground floor of sports teams. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026

After consuming One Last Adventure, the rabid fanbase is champing at the bit to straighten out certain revelations about the creative process of Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026

Go back to 1989 and a digital-first Stan Bergman was champing at the bit to transform Henry Schein. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025