impatient

Example Sentences

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They are idealistic and impatient, fluent in slogans and sarcasm, and astutely aware that the system they are training to enter may have no particular use for them.

From BBC

"Sometimes I get really impatient with the argument that all this is happening to Ley because she's a woman. She hasn't been given a fair go because she's a woman," she tells the BBC.

From BBC

The question now is how impatient large WBD investors will become with the board, especially considering Paramount offered them more for the WBD shares they recently purchased after Netflix announced its bid.

From MarketWatch

“Are you sure—” But my next attempt at helping is interrupted by an impatient shout.

From Literature

“For that reason, we get an outsized amount of criticism for our long vote count, because everyone’s impatient,” said Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times