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Definition of impatient
1a : not patient : restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or oppositionb : intolerant 1 impatient of delay
2 : prompted or marked by impatience an impatient reply
3 : eagerly desirous : anxious impatient to get home
impatiently
adverbExplore Merriam-Webster
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.
Recent Examples of impatient from the Web
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Now around the country today at colleges, high schools, middle schools, commencement speakers are standing before impatient graduates.
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But as weeks wore on and shipping delays mounted, customers grew impatient and speculation mounted that the promo was a scam.
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When the feds wouldn’t say, Pakzadeh grew impatient and hired a lawyer from St. Louis with a wealth of experience in handling cases like his.
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Uber lost $991 million last year, even though bookings continue to grow, and investors are impatient for profits.
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The NBA had been careening toward this style of play for years now—the pace of it, the wild shooting, the impatient abandon.
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Handel's message has been effective in motivating Republicans, many of whom have grown impatient with the political paralysis in Washington since Trump's election.
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Schaufeld said first-generational wealth creators like himself tend to be more impatient on how to use it.
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Wishner got impatient and sped through the intersection, according to police reports.
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Origin and Etymology of impatient
Middle English impacient, from Anglo-French impacient, from Latin impatient-, impatiens, from in- + patient-, patiens patient
IMPATIENT Defined for English Language Learners
impatient
playDefinition of impatient for English Language Learners
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: not willing to wait for something or someone : not patient
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: wanting or eager to do something without waiting
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: showing that you do not want to wait : showing a lack of patience
IMPATIENT Defined for Kids
impatient
playDefinition of impatient for Students
1 : not wanting to put up with or wait for something or someone
2 : showing a lack of patience an impatient reply
3 : restless and eager We're impatient to go.
impatiently
adverbLearn More about impatient
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