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impatient English

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What does impatient mean?
Definitions in simple English

impatient

Does not like to be delayed. Cannot wait to begin something.

impatient

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition impatient with the slower students impatient of criticism (= raring) (usually followed by 'to') full of eagerness impatient to begin raring to go

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Simple sentences

You must be less impatient.
We're impatient.
Don't be impatient!
You're so impatient with me.
Bob got impatient at his wife's delay.
Dad's in an impatient mood today.
The longer I waited, the more impatient I became.
The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.
He is less impatient than his father.
They are impatient for their lunch.
She wasn't a bit impatient.
Don't be so impatient.
I'm impatient.
You're impatient.
Students are impatient for the summer holidays to come.
We are all impatient for our holiday.
We were impatient for the concert to begin.
I was impatient for her arrival.
He is impatient to see you.
He was impatient to see his daughter.
He was impatient to see his son.
He is impatient for her arrival.
She was impatient to see her family.
I'm very impatient to see the new version of Tatoeba.

Movie subtitles

Josef grows impatient.
It's no good being impatient, you'll have to wait your turn.
If it is eccentric to be impatient in love, sir, I am.
You're too flighty, too impatient.
They're getting a trifle impatient.
Don't be impatient, David.
A.P., they're getting impatient upstairs.
Men are impatient and wondering where the money goes.
But, darling, don't get impatient.
Our souls impatient for their hour, While yoked beneath a fateful power Our country calls to us, heart-stricken.
He's been very impatient to meet you.
Oh, Tarzan, I'm just as impatient as you are, but there's nothing we can do now.
Our brother deputies are waiting for us in the next room, they are impatient to hear you.
Now, Motime, don't be so impatient.
But Oort became impatient.
I'm getting very impatient waiting for this estate to get cleared up.
You must be impatient to see your room.
Oh Dody, I've been so impatient.
Better take two, in case you should become impatient.
Impatient? Why should I be impatient?
Now, Mr Halton, I wouldn't be impatient.
Don't be impatient, David. We'll talk it over after I've finished. Everything's going to be all right.
Joe, you mustn't be impatient.
Well, you know how long it's been, why shouldn't I be impatient?
The men are getting impatient.
His Highness the Prince is growing impatient.
Do not be impatient, ladies and gentlemen.
Better luck next time, eh, Sir Humphrey? We could do with it. The men are getting impatient.
Germaine must be getting impatient.
Impatient guests.
I left Amy in the car, and she's getting impatient.
Don't be impatient.
I confess I was very impatient to see you.
Don't be too impatient with me. You won't have to hear me preach to you much longer.
It's not that I'm impatient, Pa, really.

News and current affairs

Unfortunately, all this will take time, and citizens impatient for jobs and growth are pressing their politicians.
And British MPs are noticeably impatient with what they consider the glacial pace of change in global regulation; they want action now.
People are more impatient than ever.
The urban middle classes, impatient with the slow processes of democracy, latch on to holy men and their magic potions.
In today's Europe they see only hints of a possibility - a glass far less than half full - for reform and restructuring, and are impatient at Europe's slow progress.
To be sure, impatient dissatisfaction has been a driving force behind European integration since its initial years.
The men who dominate public life often fit this mold: they are demanding, impatient, intolerant, and self-centered.
Impatient, she flew to Quetta to discuss with Mullah Nasim Aukhundzada a poppy substitution program.
I realize that the people of Zimbabwe are impatient.
Chirac is not about to present himself as a candidate to divide the conservative camp, and the new leniency surrounding his record may actually benefit Sarkozy, his impatient and rebellious heir.
Iranians were initially hopeful, but after years of waiting in vain they grew impatient.
They can adopt a longer time horizon, because, unlike private fund managers, they do not have to satisfy impatient investors.
In Europe today, impatient Greeks have doubtless derived some encouragement from excoriations of bankers' foolishness by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Some, like Kudrin, had become visibly impatient for change; but most remained very content with the status quo.
The Bush administration, however, has become used to dealing with one man and is increasingly impatient.
Psychologically, we are naturally impatient, so it is good for us to believe that our wealth is safe and secure, and that we can add to it through skillful acts of investment, because that delusion makes us behave less impatiently.
Having grown up in a China that is now accepted as a legitimate great power, the new generation of leaders will be more impatient about China resuming its place as the paramount power in Asia.

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