impatience

[US]/ɪmˈpeɪʃns/
[UK]/ɪmˈpeɪʃns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lack of patience, restlessness, eagerness, longing.

Example Sentences

impatience is the curse of our day and age.

trying to camouflage their impatience;

impatience at his frailty began to neutralize her fear.

don't allow impatience to tempt you into overexposure and sunburn.

He bit back a sigh of impatience.

He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.

He was trying hard not to show his impatience.

So take pat action, neither impatience nor drumble.

Try to control your impatience when any unexpected problem arises.

He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.

He waited with barely concealed impatience.

The admirer of Judith restrained his impatience the more readily, as he perceived that the building was untenanted, at the moment.

He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.

Real-world Examples

The dire condition of the kingdom kindly accommodated his impatience.

Source: Time

But analyst Robert Satloff says Israel's impatience is growing.

Source: VOA Standard November 2013 Collection

I stared at him earnestly, hoping to disguise my impatience as admiration.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

" I think not, Ludo, " said Crouch with a touch of his old impatience.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The arrival of letters was the first grand object of every morning's impatience.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

By mentioning this myself, I give others permission to bring up my impatience—and joke about it too.

Source: Lean In

No murmur, no impatience, no petulance did come from him.

Source: Moby-Dick

Harry, in his impatience, thought the morning would never be over.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

Bernard was pale and trembling with impatience. But inexorably the booming continued.

Source: Brave New World

Overall, this side of impatience can make us agitated and less happy.

Source: Simple Psychology

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