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Recent Examples of impatient Ron comes to realize that his fulltime commitment to Jay has nullified his own needs, making his family feel like second-class citizens, especially his justifiably impatient wife Lois (Greta Gerwig). David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 Too impatient to accept that the waveform dot on the machine’s display moved only up and down instead of both vertically and horizontally, Mann invented a way to push its image through physical space. IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2025 Instead of taking turns, Luna hides every time, but becoming impatient, the seek part of the game is cut short. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 The fans are impatient and rightly so. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impatient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatient
Adjective
  • Plus, the service lost subscribers last quarter—a show people are excited about could lure back some whose bundles expired.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Like her popular work with Timberland, which includes glossy, patent leather versions of the brand’s boots and a 14-inch heel, Carter’s Nike debut wasn’t afraid to take chances, which has us even more excited for what’s to come next from the collaboration.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Educators and parents are increasingly enthusiastic that matching learning styles to students will reap academic rewards.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The military that took over Burkina Faso in a 2022 coup has grown increasingly intolerant of dissent amid worsening Islamist militant violence in the West African country.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Slow Burn of Modern Taste Low-caf is not just a compromise for caffeine-intolerant souls.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • As for their own personal favorites, Walzideh has shifted from an avid romance reader to a romantasy fan.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In January, the Birding & Wildlife Festival brings together avid avian enthusiasts.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Employees are eager to experiment with AI tools, but unclear policies and a lack of training fuel secrecy instead of confidence.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Wrapped in a bulky down jacket, Putin greeted residents eager to meet him.
    Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Maddie is talented, warm, funny and kind but also anxious, plagued with low self-esteem cultivated by a traumatic childhood.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The other may be unsure, though not opposed, but anxious about leaving family and community.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The freezing rain then traps lichen under a thick layer of ice where hungry reindeer can’t reach the food, according to Anna Skarin, a reindeer husbandry expert and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences professor.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • These facilities, dense with high-performance servers and cooling systems, are among the most power-hungry assets in the country.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • All hail this ardent, ferocious, baroque, bonkers bard.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Shinola continues to be an ardent promoter of Made in America.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatient. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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