impatience
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
noun
- The feeling of being annoyed or restless because of a delay, problem, or someone's slowness.
- Impatience can lead to poor decisions.
- She tried to hide her impatience while waiting in line.
- His impatience grew as the bus was late again.
- A strong desire for something to happen soon; eagerness.
- He felt a growing impatience for the weekend to arrive.
- Her impatience to see the results was obvious.
- The children were full of impatience for the trip to begin.
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