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BNC: 9012 COCA: 11344

— impatience

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 9012 COCA: 11344

impatience

noun

im·​pa·​tience (ˌ)im-ˈpā-shən(t)s How to pronounce impatience (audio)
: the quality or state of being impatient

Example Sentences

the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
Recent Examples on the Web After the movie’s explosive climax, as Emerald stands there, waiting for the fog to clear, her face registers every possible emotion: confusion, anxiety, impatience. Abrigail Williams, Vogue, 25 July 2022 But knowing the outcome from the top brings an element of impatience to these repetitive trips. Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 July 2022 Her Sydney is wise enough to keep her eyes on the prize, but a streak of impatience doesn’t help her in the long run. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 That would leave the Browns in quite a pickle — one that is solely a product of Haslam’s greed, impatience, and self-indulgence. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Doing this can be pivotal to avoiding massive layoffs as well as shareholder impatience, public scrutiny or the devaluation of a company. Max Nirenberg, Forbes, 27 June 2022 This sentiment is paralleled throughout the fifth episode, as Obi-Wan once again outsmarts Vader, who can’t seem to overcome his impatience. Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2022 Debussy theater waited in line patiently for an hour under the blazing afternoon sun and could barely contain their impatience as festival director Thierry Fremaux introduced the event. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2022 Bernardini venerated the world of publishing but failed to make much progress scaling its corporate ladder, perhaps in part because of his impatience with the less than glamorous work that often falls to those at the entry level. The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of impatience was in the 13th century
BNC: 9012 COCA: 11344
impatience

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF IMPATIENCE | VERB + IMPATIENCE | IMPATIENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgrowing越來越不耐煩slight輕微的不耐煩barely concealed幾乎掩飾不住的不耐煩barely controlled幾乎控制不住的焦躁... OF IMPATIENCEhint, touch, trace些微/一點兒/一絲不耐煩VERB + IMPATIENCEfeel感到不耐煩She felt a growing impatience.她感到越來越不耐煩。sense覺察到不耐煩Sensing her impatience, I spoke quickly.覺察到她的不耐煩,我加快了語速。express, show表現出不耐煩He was trying hard not to show his impatience.他竭力掩飾自己的不耐煩。contain, curb, restrain抑制焦躁;克制不耐煩She was unable to contain her impatience.她無法控制自己的焦躁。conceal, hide, mask掩藏焦躁;掩飾不耐煩IMPATIENCE + VERBgrow越發沒耐心PREPOSITIONwith impatience不耐煩地He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.他等電話時跺着腳,幾乎掩藏不住自己的焦急之情。impatience at對⋯的不耐煩He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.進展緩慢,他顯得很不耐煩。impatience for對於⋯的急切渴望his impatience for her to return他對於她歸來的迫不及待impatience with對於⋯的不耐煩impatience with the slowness of change對於變革緩慢的不耐煩PHRASESa gesture of impatience, a look of impatience不耐煩的表示;不耐煩的目光He shook his head in a gesture of impatience.他不耐煩地搖了搖頭。a sigh of impatience不耐煩的歎息He bit back a sigh of impatience.他強忍住了不耐煩的歎息。signs of impatience不耐煩的跡象The children were beginning to show signs of impatience.孩子們開始顯得不耐煩了。

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