What is the meaning of impatient?

adjective

  • Restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition.
    • usage: "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"
  • Usually followed by `to'. ( full of eagerness)
    • usage: "impatient to begin"; "raring to go"
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