迫不及待

pò bù jí dài

unable to wait

Character by character

迫pò
pressed

不bù
not

及jí
reach

待dài
wait

孩子们迫不及待地打开了礼物。

The children couldn't wait to open their presents.

Tone: neutral.

Almost always 迫不及待地 + verb; 及 'reach' is often miswritten 急.

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