焦躁 (jiāo zào): fretful; impatient

During the few days waiting for the interview result, he was restless and extremely fretful.

The child had a high fever that wouldn't go away; the mother paced fretfully in the hospital room, constantly checking her watch.

The traffic jam had lasted half an hour; he honked fretfully, but the cars ahead still didn't move an inch.

Seeing that the thesis deadline was approaching, she became increasingly fretful and couldn't even eat.

Upon hearing the news that the company would lay off employees, the colleagues in the office all became fretful and uneasy, unable to concentrate on work.