impatience
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,922 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,623 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay also: restlessness
- a restless desire for change and excitement
- a dislike of anything that causes delay
impatience in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Rupert turned with impatience and strode swiftly down the court, the rest of us following.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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Jack looked from one to the other and forgot his own impatience in anxiety for their welfare.
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 · Various · Chapter 1
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He now realised that his hands and feet were becoming very cold, and impatience seized hold of him.
The Fortune of the Rougons · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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He gave no hint of impatience at the delay; no uneasiness at the situation; no annoyance at the discomfort.
The Winning of Barbara Worth · Harold Bell Wright · Chapter 1
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It came at last, that morrow, which he had awaited with an impatience that neither his mother nor his sister could suspect.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 2