[more impatient; most impatient] 1 a : not willing to wait for something or someone : not patient
▪ After months of delays, customers are becoming/growing impatient. ▪ Customers have grown impatient with/at the repeated delays. ▪ “Aren't you ready yet?” “Don't be so impatient. There's no need to hurry.” — often + for ▪ He was impatient for the departure of his flight. ▪ She was becoming more impatient for the opportunity to begin working.
b : wanting or eager to do something without waiting
▪ She was impatient to leave. 2 : showing that you do not want to wait : showing a lack of patience
▪ an impatient answer/gesture/look
▪ After months of delays, customers are becoming/growing impatient. ▪ Customers have grown impatient with/at the repeated delays. ▪ “Aren't you ready yet?” “Don't be so impatient. There's no need to hurry.” — often + for ▪ He was impatient for the departure of his flight. ▪ She was becoming more impatient for the opportunity to begin working.
b : wanting or eager to do something without waiting
▪ She was impatient to leave.
▪ an impatient answer/gesture/look
— im·pa·tience
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ noun [noncount]
▪ He sighed with impatience. ▪ Her impatience with/at the many delays was obvious. ▪ Her impatience to leave was obvious.
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ noun [noncount] ▪ He sighed with impatience. ▪ Her impatience with/at the many delays was obvious. ▪ Her impatience to leave was obvious.
— im·pa·tient·ly adverb
▪ Customers are waiting impatiently for the delays to end.
▪ Customers are waiting impatiently for the delays to end.



