impatient
adjective
im·pa·tient
(ˌ)im-ˈpā-shənt 
1
a
: not patient : restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or opposition
b
: intolerant sense 1
impatient of delay
2
: prompted or marked by impatience
an impatient reply
3
: eagerly desirous : anxious
impatient to get home
impatiently
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of impatient in a Sentence
After months of delays, customers are becoming impatient.
Customers have grown impatient with the repeated delays.
“Aren't you ready yet?” “Don't be so impatient. There's no need to hurry.”
She was impatient to leave.
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As weeks pass without a permanent plan in sight, some community leaders have grown impatient.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 5 Sep. 2024
Teenage elder Salvador, who’s lost one leg below the knee under circumstances that remain mysterious for a while, has appointed himself the tough-loving patriarch, an authority that does not go unquestioned by his alternately squeamish, skittish and impatient younger siblings.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Rony Concepcion said the intersection at North Street and Spring Street near Route 1 & 9 is known to be a dangerous crossing for pedestrians due to impatient drivers who accelerate through yellow lights.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Andrew Harnik | Getty Images If the Federal Reserve is starting to set the table for interest rate reductions, some parts of the market are getting impatient for dinner to be served.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 5 Sep. 2024
Teenage elder Salvador, who’s lost one leg below the knee under circumstances that remain mysterious for a while, has appointed himself the tough-loving patriarch, an authority that does not go unquestioned by his alternately squeamish, skittish and impatient younger siblings.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Rony Concepcion said the intersection at North Street and Spring Street near Route 1 & 9 is known to be a dangerous crossing for pedestrians due to impatient drivers who accelerate through yellow lights.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Andrew Harnik | Getty Images If the Federal Reserve is starting to set the table for interest rate reductions, some parts of the market are getting impatient for dinner to be served.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impatient. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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impatient
adjective
im·pa·tient
(ˈ)im-ˈpā-shənt
1
: not patient
an impatient disposition
2
: showing or coming from impatience
an impatient answer
3
: restless and eager
impatient to get going
impatiently
adverb
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