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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Or one behind the bus gets impatient and tries to pass.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The weather in New York might still be in flip-flop territory, yet many show-goers were impatient to get a step ahead of fall’s key trends, with just as many boots as sandals lining the front row.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
That dream, years in the making, is complicated by Vince’s enormous debt to an impatient deaf mobster (Troy Kotsur).
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
For much of her tenure, others have been equally impatient to see the fruits of that overhaul.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The weather in New York might still be in flip-flop territory, yet many show-goers were impatient to get a step ahead of fall’s key trends, with just as many boots as sandals lining the front row.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
That dream, years in the making, is complicated by Vince’s enormous debt to an impatient deaf mobster (Troy Kotsur).
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
For much of her tenure, others have been equally impatient to see the fruits of that overhaul.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impatient
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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impatient. Accessed 24 Sep. 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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