1
[ adjective ] restless or short of temper under delay or opposition

Examples

"impatient with the slower students" "impatient of criticism"

Used in print

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

So they parted when she was in an impatient humor .

2
[ adjective ] (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness

Synonyms

raring

Examples

"impatient to begin" "raring to go"

Used in print

(David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)

There are hordes of nubile young_women there who , prodded by their impatient mothers , are determined to marry .

(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)

The bands were impatient , but they were the only ones .

Related terms

eager

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