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impatient
/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/
adj 4
Collocations
11(adj.)
VERBS
appear, be, feel, seem, sound
become, get, grow
My boss is getting impatient with the delays on the project.
ADV
extremely, really, very | increasingly | almost
a bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat, a touch
She was getting a bit impatient waiting for the bus to arrive.
suddenly
PREP
about
The customers grew impatient about waiting so long for their food.
at
My boss grew impatient at how long the project was taking to complete.
for
The children were getting impatient for the summer holidays to finally arrive.
with
The teacher grew impatient with the students who kept arriving late to class.
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