as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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Recent Examples of impatience
Communication sizzles as Mercury’s friction with change-maker Uranus triggers impatience, sensory overload or sudden changes in plans.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The suspect’s high profile has undoubtedly contributed to the public’s impatience for an update in the case, Jackson said.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
And then there is the issue of ongoing impatience, in refusing at any recent point to step back into the lottery.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Bruce elevated her legs on a life jacket and wiped away the tears while two flight attendants stared down at her with vacant impatience.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The suspect’s high profile has undoubtedly contributed to the public’s impatience for an update in the case, Jackson said.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
And then there is the issue of ongoing impatience, in refusing at any recent point to step back into the lottery.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Bruce elevated her legs on a life jacket and wiped away the tears while two flight attendants stared down at her with vacant impatience.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for impatience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatience
Noun
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On the heels of this enthusiasm, Manus, on March 5, 2025, released an AI tool that took the tech to the next level, from generating ideas to autonomously completing tasks.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oliver, a New York Times bestselling author who previously worked with Henry Winkler on the Hank Zipzer series, was moved by Hawn's enthusiasm.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beyond simply preventing blackouts, this facility is specifically designed to quench the massive power thirst of local AI data centers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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Excess sugar overwhelms the kidneys, which flush it — along with hydrating fluids — out through urine, leaving people dehydrated and trapped in a cycle of thirst.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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The Grappler is generating excitement in some corners of law enforcement as officials look for new ways to deal with high-speed pursuits.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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However, that excitement soon waned as the city planner who had been assisting with the project left in September.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Building up a man whose appetite, whose isolation, whose just general hunger to dominate, making that character and then giving him this one lifeline to humanity in Vanessa — that’s all calculated.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The final nail in the coffin may have been Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, a 2012 juggernaut that primed the public for twisty, femme-centric thrillers—a hunger that still hasn’t faded.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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In recent years the appetite for period dramas slowed a little bit.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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For an organization that had no appetite for a long rebuild process, as per the mandate coming right from ownership, the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t have received a better boost to a retool than winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatience. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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