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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As for the dire wolf, Lamm told me that the decision to put it at the front of the line was not because the company was impatient with its difficult marquee projects.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, rising talent is increasingly impatient to make an impact.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Though fans are likely rejoicing over the news, studios can often get impatient and want to move forward with projects without their stars.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At a mutual fund, impatient investors get a free ride going in and out, imposing their trading cost damage on fellow shareholders and nibbbling away on everyone’s long-term return.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, rising talent is increasingly impatient to make an impact.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Though fans are likely rejoicing over the news, studios can often get impatient and want to move forward with projects without their stars.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At a mutual fund, impatient investors get a free ride going in and out, imposing their trading cost damage on fellow shareholders and nibbbling away on everyone’s long-term return.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 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 13 Apr. 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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