impatient

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

Translation

adj. unable to wait calmly or accept delays; restless or quick to act in annoyance or anger

Phrases & Collocations

impatiently waiting

impatient for

be impatient with

Example Sentences

they are impatient for change.

He is impatient of reproof.

a man impatient of bureaucracy.

be impatient to start a journey

she was impatient with any restriction.

The children were impatient to start.

impatient stabs of his finger.

she gave an impatient little wriggle.

he was becoming impatient and I couldn't blame him.

ever the man of action, he was impatient with intellectuals.

an impatient motorist blaring his horn.

I am impatient to know if the whole be not one grand quiz.

she turned to serve the impatient customer.

She grew ever more impatient as time passed.

"As a nursery teacher, you mustn't be impatient with the children."

Real-world Examples

They are impatient with stuffy conventions.

Source: The Economist - Arts

He seemed impatient, baffled. But what could we do?

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The time wore on, and he began to grow impatient.

Source: Returning Home

But Katherine was also very impatient and entitled and selfish, and, um, and impulsive.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Now most of us are impatient, right?

Source: Emma's delicious English

" Well" ? He seemed impatient to be off.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Be impatient with yourself and don't settle.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

She's just as impatient as her mother.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

" Oh, come on, Harry, " said Hermione, suddenly impatient.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

It will be your turn soon-don't be impatient.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

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