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impatience
noun as in inability, unwillingness to wait
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On the other hand, she expressed impatience with persistent inflation, noting that prices already rose nearly at the Fed’s annual target rate between January and August alone.
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Washington promptly sanctioned Russia's two biggest oil companies – a sign, perhaps, of growing impatience with Putin.
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Guests lit up with childish excitement and impatience.
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And that impatience has worked out OK for her so far.
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She added: "There's already impatience from those who are waiting to see results."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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