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the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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And a little bit of impatience is good, as long as everybody handles it appropriately.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Trump has expressed impatience to reach a deal in recent weeks, while the Europeans have appeared more cautious, seeking both guarantees over security and further discussions on any territorial concessions.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
The experience of reading can benefit from the rockier mental terrain that books provide; the boredom and impatience that longer texts sometimes inspire can help push and prod one’s thinking more than things that are perfectly distilled.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
What stood out was their impatience.
—Justin Hotard, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Trump has expressed impatience to reach a deal in recent weeks, while the Europeans have appeared more cautious, seeking both guarantees over security and further discussions on any territorial concessions.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
The experience of reading can benefit from the rockier mental terrain that books provide; the boredom and impatience that longer texts sometimes inspire can help push and prod one’s thinking more than things that are perfectly distilled.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
What stood out was their impatience.
—Justin Hotard, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impatience
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impatience. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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impatience
noun
im·pa·tience
(ˈ)im-ˈpā-shən(t)s 
1
: lack of patience
2
: restless or eager desire
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