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
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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Reese said pedestrians sometimes become impatient when trains stop downtown and block intersections and crosswalks.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Given Sunderland trailed in 16th in the Championship last May and had no permanent manager, fans were entitled to be impatient.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 8 May 2025
But one of the Red Sox's most productive bats is not even on the major league roster, and even the team's president, Sam Kennedy, is impatient to see the organization's top prospect, Roman Anthony, at Fenway Park.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
With Wick still alive, an impatient Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont swaps places with Caine to end the duel.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Given Sunderland trailed in 16th in the Championship last May and had no permanent manager, fans were entitled to be impatient.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 8 May 2025
But one of the Red Sox's most productive bats is not even on the major league roster, and even the team's president, Sam Kennedy, is impatient to see the organization's top prospect, Roman Anthony, at Fenway Park.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
With Wick still alive, an impatient Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont swaps places with Caine to end the duel.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impatient. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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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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