impatience

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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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