For Hunter, each new delay means that it keeps spending money at a rapid rate with little to show for it, except increasingly edgy investors.
That left aides to the top contenders for the job increasingly edgy as they traded gossip.
Ricky was increasingly edgy as he told me all this, biting his lip, scratching his head, avoiding my eyes.
He was becoming increasingly edgy, and gave very severe punishments to anybody who disturbed the quiet of the common room in the evenings.
The Mayor's proposal received mixed reviews from the fiscal monitors and bond raters, who have appeared increasingly edgy over the city's finances.
Both sides agreed today that the tide in negotiations began turning last Thursday, with the shutdown entering its third day and both camps increasingly edgy.
But I was increasingly edgy about Ducky's condition, and still unsure about catching him.
This is the increasingly edgy atmosphere in the prelude to the runoff presidential election scheduled for Sunday.
Fassel has become increasingly edgy over the last week.
The shark, like its pursuers, was growing increasingly edgy, attacking oars and boats and anything that moved.