as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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Recent Examples of impatience
Venus in Cancer wants tenderness, but the influence of Aries triggers impatience and a yearning for faster results.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Some analysts have expressed impatience with Tim Cook, even arguing for him to be replaced.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Across the country, voters are showing impatience with party insiders angling to pick winners long before ballots are cast.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Many see the peace talks as a charade that both sides know will fail, prolonged only to avoid the ire and impatience of President Donald Trump.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 June 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Some analysts have expressed impatience with Tim Cook, even arguing for him to be replaced.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Across the country, voters are showing impatience with party insiders angling to pick winners long before ballots are cast.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Many see the peace talks as a charade that both sides know will fail, prolonged only to avoid the ire and impatience of President Donald Trump.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for impatience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatience
Noun
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Though the routine faced timing challenges, Richter's charm and enthusiasm won over the judges.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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For most companies and CEOs, the metrics would be preposterously out of reach — among them are an eight-fold increase in market valuation and a 30-fold increase in earnings — but that ignores Musk’s ability to marshal investor enthusiasm and pull off new product launches.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just a really unquenchable thirst.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Use the upcoming weeks to quench the thirst for fulfillment.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The final matchup of the opening round of the WNBA playoffs had just as much action and excitement as the previous games earlier in the week, again pointing to the parity across the league.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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People who were a bit lawless – there’s a real excitement to that.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the hunger for something like that seems to be out there — look at those Oasis shows.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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And the universal meal system does reduce stigma and hunger, according to a $7 million study the state commissioned from the Nutrition Policy Institute.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Polls of job approval are routinely used by political strategists to assess the public's appetite for change and can affect fundraising, candidate recruitment and messaging heading into midterm contests.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its planned debut comes amid an influx of big cybersecurity deals and during a resurgence in IPO activity after soaring inflation and interest rates squashed appetite for tech deals.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatience. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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