be impatient

Example Sentences

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Stein could be impatient and demanding at home, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"The takeaway message is that people can be impatient or exhibit a lack of self-control for many reasons," said corresponding author Ian Krajbich, an associate professor of psychology at UCLA.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Brands with the University of Texas at Austin, “have learned to be impatient with patience. The idea of sticking to an unsatisfactory status quo doesn’t stick.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2021

They've been planned for months if not years, everything's been paid for, and the young couple may be impatient.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2020

It doesn’t do to be impatient in Karhide.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin