# impatient

Pronunciation: say "im-PAY-shuhnt" /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/

## Adjective

1. Feeling restless and short-tempered, and unwilling to put up with delays or waiting.
   - Simple: Easily annoyed by waiting, and quick to lose your temper.
   - _The passengers became impatient as the flight was delayed yet again._
   - _An impatient customer drummed her fingers on the counter._
2. Anxious and eager, especially to begin something or to have something soon.
   - Simple: Eager and excited to start or get something, and not wanting to wait.
   - _Investors were impatient for the company to announce its results._
   - _He felt impatient to leave the moment the meeting ended._
3. Prompted by or expressing impatience, as in a gesture, tone, or remark.
   - Simple: Showing that someone feels annoyed by having to wait.
   - _An impatient knock sounded at the door._
   - _She answered with an impatient snap that silenced the room._

## Adjective

4. Impossible to bear or endure; intolerable. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Too hard or painful to put up with.

## Origin

It comes from Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, it breaks down into im- plus patient.

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