impatientadjective
uk/ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us/ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/B2 easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait:
He's a good teacher, but inclined to be a bit impatient with slow learners.
You'd be hopeless taking care of children - you're far too impatient!
B2 wanting something to happen as soon as possible:
He's got a lot of exciting ideas and he's impatient to get started.
People are increasingly impatient for change in this country.
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- Ron's trouble is that he's too impatient.
- He's very impatient and always interrupts me mid-sentence.
- He was trying to explain but she became impatient and sent him away .
- She used to be very impatient, but she's mellowed over time.
- She can be a bit impatient with the slow learners.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- petulant
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- ratty
- surly
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
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impatiently
adverb uk/ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt.li/us/ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt.li/
B2
"Yes, you said that before," she said impatiently.
We were waiting impatiently for the show to begin (= wanting it to start).