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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Also, Trump is very impatient, and Putin is playing a long game.
—
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
But despite the promises, Trump seems to have grown increasingly impatient with Moscow and Kyiv.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
George, a backyard community cat who took up residence at the Loma Verde complex in Lakeland, Florida, grew impatient after getting neutered at the local SPCA and wandered nearly three miles back home, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE on Monday, May 19.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 May 2025
After the city approved the first two buildings, the partnership was negotiating with the city about participation when Shuck said the owner of 38 North Genesee grew impatient.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
But despite the promises, Trump seems to have grown increasingly impatient with Moscow and Kyiv.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
George, a backyard community cat who took up residence at the Loma Verde complex in Lakeland, Florida, grew impatient after getting neutered at the local SPCA and wandered nearly three miles back home, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE on Monday, May 19.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 May 2025
After the city approved the first two buildings, the partnership was negotiating with the city about participation when Shuck said the owner of 38 North Genesee grew impatient.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 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 10 Jun. 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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