impatient

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈpā-shənt How to pronounce impatient (audio)
Definition of impatientnext
1
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest she was impatient to give her presentation before the landmark commission

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2
as in complaining
unable or unwilling to endure those airline passengers who are so impatient of delays, even for the most obvious of reasons

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Recent Examples of impatient For example, some owners want a horse ready for a particular race, while others grow impatient and want to sell. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 This Pureology Best of Beauty winner works in just three to five minutes, which the impatient crowd will appreciate. — Sarah Han, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026 The biggest name in tech, Elon Musk, gets the most outlandish performance from Ike Barinholtz, who plays the richest man in the world as a cartoonish buffoon who is arguably the only person in Silicon Valley more impatient than Altman. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 Cheers to being impatient, being blonde, and everything coming full circle. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impatient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatient
  1. excited
  2. complaining
  3. enthusiastic
  4. intolerant
  5. avid
  6. eager
  7. anxious
  8. hungry
Adjective
  • We are excited by the prospect of evolving the Festival beyond what people have come to expect.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Layer in Musk's visionary nature and ability to get investors excited, and you're left with an earnings conference call that should be considered required reading for any market participant.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • But footage obtained by OutKick portrayed a different story, including a handshake with an enthusiastic Bengals head coach Zac Taylor.
    — Ryan Morik , Preston Mizell OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Wall Street has been enthusiastic about the separation, which is designed to unlock the value of each group of assets and is likely to generate M&A interest.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiastic
Adjective
  • Law student Gemma Jay (Abbie Hern), recruited by the nonsense-intolerant Coach Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds), also joins the squad.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The association naturally angered the intolerant left, including one X user whose response has since gone viral.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of intolerant
Adjective
  • An avid reader, Dua Lipa sat down for a chat at the London Literature Festival 2026 in conversation with moderator and novelist Zadie Smith and poet Mustafa about all things books at the Royal Festival Hall yesterday in London.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • As an avid Halloween fan who loves donning costumes, she was forced to reflect on her own consumption and waste.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of avid
Adjective
  • Most residents in Flagler Village are eager to see more tall towers built, according to Glassman.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Recast as geometry, the old identities now point toward unmapped territory, raising questions that mathematicians are eager to explore.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • The director general was attempting to lift the gloom after being beset with questions from anxious employees about job losses, service reductions, and general retrenchment.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
  • An anxious child Apart from her scribbled notes, scant details are available about Runa’s experience in detention, according to her lawyer Yoshihiro Mukai.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • A week later, however, the win-hungry Jayhawks did manage to solve Baylor’s winning ways versus KU courtesy of a thrilling 25-24 come-from-behind Homecoming Day victory over the Bears on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • So putting SpaceX and Tesla together unites two companies that are super-hungry for cash.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of hungry

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