Impatient has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
"impatient with the slower students"
"impatient of criticism"
2
(usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
"impatient to begin"
"raring to go"
3
Restless and intolerant of delays.
"I tapped my foot nervously on the floor, visibly impatient as I waited for the elevator to arrive."
Example Sentences
"impatient with the slower students"
adjective
"impatient of criticism"
adjective
"impatient to begin"
adjective
"raring to go"
adjective