keyed up

Getting a little keyed up may help us focus and pay better attention.

She was too keyed up to sit around and do nothing.

She looked keyed up and her brown eyes were wide.

None of them felt the cold; they were too keyed up.

"We have to start all over, and other teams will be keyed up to play us."

Women did best when they were keyed up, just a little worried.

Nothing had gone wrong after all; he'd just been too keyed up to keep track of time.

She was too keyed up for any more serious discussion about past, present, or future at the moment.

Was it just reaction from being keyed up over the new world?

She was far too keyed up to eat much, anyway.

He had been keyed up for something spectacular, or at least a change.

I was all keyed up to shoot him but maybe he would have shot me first.

You're secure in your own community at a club but also keyed up.

She'd been keyed up for her date with him the previous week.

I've been pretty keyed up, I wanted to win so badly.

The men themselves were too keyed up and excited to rest easily.

I was still sitting there in the chair, too keyed up to sleep.

This morning she seemed keyed up and a bit triumphant.

His eyes were very bright, and he seemed enormously keyed up.

He was not keyed up by the job on hand, only interested and amused.

It was something past midnight, but all of them were too keyed up to sleep.

"He was keyed up to play this game, as we all were.

He expected her to fall off to sleep at once, but apparently she was too keyed up from the day's events.

He was too tired and keyed up even to feel sleepy.

However, since we are keyed up for decisive physical action this is still the best way of working it off.