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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.

Someone who is impatient is generally not happy with having to wait. You might be impatient for your vacation to come, thinking about your vacation all the time and becoming irritable because it’s not vacation time yet. A driver might be impatient about being stuck in traffic, blowing their horn repeatedly to show their impatience.

Impatient can be used figuratively to describe events that happen quickly. For example, an impatient winter might describe a time in the autumn when the temperature drops quickly, implying that the winter season was too impatient to wait until its proper time to come.

Impatient is sometimes used in the idiom impatient of, meaning intolerant of. For example, someone who is generally kind and patient may be impatient of lying. If they’re lied to, they may become irritable and argumentative with the person telling the lie. Impatient of is normally used in situations in which someone is drawing contrast to their tolerance of other things by highlighting their impatience of something.

Example: I’ve had so much work lately, but my boss is still impatient about my handing in work on time.

The first records of the term impatient come from around the 1350s. It ultimately comes from the Latin �����貹�پ�ŧ�Բ�, meaning “not enduring” or “not tolerating.”

What are some other forms related to impatient?

• impatiently (adverb)
• impatientness (noun)
• unimpatient (adjective)
• unimpatiently (adverb)

What are some synonyms for impatient?

• anxious
• eager
• keen
• restless

What are some words that share a root or word element with impatient?��

• patient
• impatience

What are some words that often get used in discussing impatient?

• consequences
• expectation
• time
• wait

What are some words impatient may be commonly confused with?

• impatiens

Impatient is a common word used to describe a lack of patience.

Trust me theres nobody in this world more impatient than me and I wanna get this album out already. Real Mahomies will be patient with me :)

— Austin Mahone (@AustinMahone)

I just washed my face with dish soap because I got impatient when I couldn’t find my cleanser

— Ethan Dolan (@EthanDolan)

One of my favorite things in life is to watch people clamor out of their airplane seats to gather stuff from the overhead compartments only to stand in the aisle for 5/10 minutes wondering if they should sit back down..wondering if they look stupid and impatient…yes…yes u do.

— Spitta (@CurrenSy_Spitta)

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for impatient?

A. anxious
B. tolerant
C. irritable
D. testy