impatient

Example Sentences

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It’s not the only thing with which Lagarde is impatient.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Page landed 27 strikes to Patterson's 12 but the contest was heavily booed by fans who grew impatient at the fighters' lack of volume.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

She added: “The application of existing law to the case raises tricky questions ... The Court is impatient: It already knows what it thinks, and insists on getting everything over quickly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

But infamously impatient Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis sacked Postecoglou just 39 days later, after the experienced manager lost six of his eight games in charge.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

They didn’t know what was going on and they were impatient for me to take my shot so the second half of the game could begin.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman