impatient

/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt इम्‌ˈपेश्‌न्‍ट्‌/ adj.

1 impatient (at something/ with somebody) not able to stay calm and wait for somebody/something; easily annoyed by somebody/something that seems slow जो किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के लिए शांतिपूर्वक प्रतीक्षा न कर सके, अधीर, आतुर; व्‍यग्र

The passengers are getting impatient at the delay.

It’s no good being impatient with small children.

✪ विलोम patient

2 impatient for/to do something wanting something to happen soon किसी बात के लिए उतावला; आतुर

By the time they are sixteen many young people are impatient to leave school.

▶ impatience noun [U] अधीरता, आतुरता

He began to explain for the third time with growing impatience.

▶ impatiently adv. अधीरता से, आतुरतापूर्वक