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Adjective: impatient  im'pey-shunt
  1. Restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
    "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"
     
  2. (usually followed by ‘to’) full of eagerness
    "impatient to begin";
    - raring

See also: agitated, eager, keen, restive, unforbearing

Antonym: patient

Encyclopedia: Impatient