impatiently

[US]/im'peiʃənli/
[UK]/ɪmˈpeʃəntlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a way that shows a lack of patience; eagerly and anxiously; restlessly.

Phrases & Collocations

tap foot impatiently

impatiently tapping fingers

Example Sentences

The children wait impatiently for the vacation.

Impatiently he cut short what I was telling him.

I shouted at him impatiently to stop fooling around .

She impatiently waved him away and went on with her work.

'Where have you been hiding?' she asked impatiently.

tapping impatiently on the table

checking the time impatiently

impatiently pacing back and forth

impatiently waiting for a response

sighing impatiently in line

impatiently flipping through the pages

impatiently tapping their foot

impatiently drumming fingers on the desk

impatiently urging someone to hurry up

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