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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But the game's structure also allows skillful and/or impatient players to zip to the game's conclusion quite quickly, rushing through the visually inventive bosses that guard the game's major chokepoints.
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ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Although the frustration of supporters is shared internally, there is no sense of panic — which is unlikely to pacify fans understandably impatient for additions following three successive windows without a first-XI signing.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Ultimately, Trump grew impatient with the diplomatic option and chose to foreclose the possibility of a hurried Iranian nuclear breakout by joining the war and bombing facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
Reports indicate that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has grown impatient with the company’s progress in AI so far, and this acquisition would help Meta close some of the distance between it and other top AI companies.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Although the frustration of supporters is shared internally, there is no sense of panic — which is unlikely to pacify fans understandably impatient for additions following three successive windows without a first-XI signing.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Ultimately, Trump grew impatient with the diplomatic option and chose to foreclose the possibility of a hurried Iranian nuclear breakout by joining the war and bombing facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
Reports indicate that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has grown impatient with the company’s progress in AI so far, and this acquisition would help Meta close some of the distance between it and other top AI companies.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 12 June 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 29 Jul. 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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