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- Dictionaryim·pa·tient/imˈpāSHənt/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked: "an impatient motorist blaring his horn" Similar Opposite
- 2. restlessly eager: "they are impatient for change" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of IMPATIENT is not patient : restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or opposition. How to use impatient in a sentence.
IMPATIENT definition: 1. easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait: 2. wanting something to…. Learn more.
If you are impatient, you don’t like to wait. Do you have a hard time teaching children new skills? Do grab the shoe and tie it yourself? You’re impatient. Pent-up, antsy, restless, short-tempered, constantly checking the time — all of these are qualities of an impatient person.
Impatient means not accepting delays or obstacles with restraint and self-control, as in Fans were so impatient for the next book in the series that they overwhelmed the author with messages on Twitter.
If you are impatient to do something or impatient for something to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait.
IMPATIENT meaning: 1. easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait: 2. wanting something to…. Learn more.
1. lacking patience; easily irritated at delay, opposition, etc. 2. exhibiting lack of patience: an impatient retort. 3. (foll by: of) intolerant (of) or indignant (at): impatient of indecision. 4. (often foll by: for) restlessly eager (for something or to do something) imˈpatiently adv.
annoyed or irritated by someone or something, especially because you have to wait for a long time I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient. impatient (with somebody/something) Try not to be too impatient with her. impatient (at something) Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.
IMPATIENT meaning: 1. easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait: 2. wanting something to…. Learn more.
Feeling or showing a lack of patience. Webster's New World. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant. Impatient of criticism. American Heritage. Expressing or produced by impatience. An impatient scowl. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
