Iktsuarpok
Etymology
From the Inuit languages (often cited from Inuktitut/Greenlandic), where verb-based word-building lets a single term capture a whole situation. Honest note: it appears constantly on “untranslatable word” lists, and the exact form and shade of meaning vary by dialect and source, so treat the neat English gloss as an approximation. The core sense of expectant going-out-to-look, however, is well attested.
noun · /EEK-tsoo-ar-pok/
The restless anticipation of waiting for someone to arrive that keeps making you check for them.
What it names
That antsy, can’t-settle feeling that sends you to the window or the door again and again to see if they’re finally here.
Example
I had such iktsuarpok before the cab came that I checked the street six times in ten minutes.
Related idea
General impatience is just wanting the wait to end; iktsuarpok is specifically tied to expecting a person and the repeated going-to-look their arrival provokes.
See also