impatience
Intolerance of waiting
Impatience is the inability or unwillingness to wait calmly.
It suggests restlessness, irritation at delay, or eagerness that won't be contained: His impatience with the slow service was obvious.
Impatience can be a flaw—rushing what requires time—or a virtue, as when it drives someone to act against injustice: a righteous impatience with the status quo.
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
testiness · snappiness · curtness · brusqueness · pique · vexation · displeasure · peevishness
State of awaiting something
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- keennessSharpness of perception
- readinessState of being prepared
excitement · restlessness · yearning · longing · desire · fervor · zeal · ardor
State of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- tensionStretched or strained state
- worryTroubled mental state
- uneaseMild persistent worry
agitation · edginess · jitters · disquiet · restlessness · nail-biting · fretting · butterflies
Rapid forward movement
- hurryingMoving with urgent speed
- hastinessExcessive, careless speed
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
precipitousness · abruptness · restiveness · fidgeting · pacing · clock-watching · foot-tapping · jumpiness
frustration
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
irritability · testiness · snappiness · curtness · brusqueness · pique · vexation · displeasure · peevishness · grumpiness
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- keennessSharpness of perception
readiness · excitement · restlessness · yearning · longing · desire · fervor · zeal · ardor · avidity
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- tensionStretched or strained state
- worryTroubled mental state
unease · agitation · edginess · jitters · disquiet · restlessness · nail-biting · fretting · butterflies · anxiousness
rushing
Rapid forward movement
- hurryingMoving with urgent speed
- hastinessExcessive, careless speed
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
rashness · precipitousness · abruptness · restiveness · fidgeting · pacing · clock-watching · foot-tapping · jumpiness · cutting corners
- annoying behaviorsnagging, pestering, bothering, irritating, aggravating
- discontentdissatisfaction, displeasure, discontentment, unhappiness, frustration
- hastinesshaste, hurry, rush, rashness, impulsiveness
- human flawsmistake, error, flaw, fault, failing
- personal strugglesself-doubt, loneliness, insecurity, anxiety, depression
- restlessnessrestlessness, fidgeting, fidgets, agitation, nervousness
impatiencepatience
Calm during delays
forbearance · longsuffering · endurance · waiting · perseverance
impatiencecalmness
Peaceful mental state
composure · equanimity · serenity · tranquility · placidity
impatienceindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · nonchalance · insouciance · detachment