Impatiently is an English word with synonyms like patiently. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Impatiently meaning
In an impatient manner.
Synonyms of Impatiently
Using Impatiently
- The main meaning on this page is: In an impatient manner.
- Useful related words include: with impatience, patiently.
- In the example corpus, impatiently often appears in combinations such as: impatiently waiting, impatiently for, and impatiently.
Context around Impatiently
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impatiently
- In this selection, "impatiently" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, waited, wait, trips, waiting, awaiting and waited stand out and add context to how "impatiently" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include appointment and impatiently waited for and councillors waited impatiently outside the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impatiently" sits close to words such as abattoirs, aberrant and abike, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impatiently
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Impatiently, the waiting friends call Rodolfo. (6 words)
Im waiting impatiently for season 6. Cant wait! (8 words)
The daughter waited impatiently, wondering what her father was doing. (10 words)
Councillor Alan White said: "Asking people for patience as they're stuck in roadworks and drumming their fingers impatiently on the steering wheel, trying to get through a temporary red light, is a hard thing to do and it's hard for people to swallow. (45 words)
Hungry farm workers wait impatiently as Mujai adds pumpkin and wild leaves, string beans to the now tender beef quickly stir-fried on high flames with sliced onion, ginger paste and a dash of black pepper. (36 words)
As the clock struck midnight, the sky swallowed the wistful days of summer’s rays, leaving behind melted ice cream drips and spontaneous road trips, impatiently awaiting their turn to conquer the dog days. (34 words)
We were impatiently waiting for them to open so when I saw their announcement that they were open for business we were there! (23 words)
Im waiting impatiently for season 6. Cant wait! (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the clock struck midnight, the sky swallowed the wistful days of summer’s rays, leaving behind melted ice cream drips and spontaneous road trips, impatiently awaiting their turn to conquer the dog days.
Even the former New York Jets fan base that considered him a savior for two eye-batting weeks paid scant attention while toe-tapping impatiently for the arrival of Aaron Rodgers.
I reached out, booked an appointment, and impatiently waited for the day to come.
It was a chilly February morning, and my friends were impatiently stamping their skis like horses eager to leave the barn.
The question sits there like an unwelcome visitor in a waiting room, briefcase jammed with sorrow on its knees, looking around impatiently, tapping the face of its wristwatch.
We were impatiently waiting for them to open so when I saw their announcement that they were open for business we were there!
Councillor Alan White said: "Asking people for patience as they're stuck in roadworks and drumming their fingers impatiently on the steering wheel, trying to get through a temporary red light, is a hard thing to do and it's hard for people to swallow.
Investors are impatiently waiting for Nvidia’s earnings report after the bell Wednesday (Feb. 21).
The daughter waited impatiently, wondering what her father was doing.
The man turns the cap backwards, complying only after the interpreter impatiently repeats the command in a raised voice.
And those who regard such a spread with baffled indifference and who will wait, impatiently, for someone to make them a sandwich.
Leave the controller idle for too long, and Sonic will tap his foot, impatiently.
Hungry farm workers wait impatiently as Mujai adds pumpkin and wild leaves, string beans to the now tender beef quickly stir-fried on high flames with sliced onion, ginger paste and a dash of black pepper.
Impatiently waiting for ya'll to stop putting sugar in grits.
Im waiting impatiently for season 6. Cant wait!
My friend was visibly sick and couldn’t talk, but the receptionist insisted on impatiently asking her questions until she was close to falling unconscious.
Swift transitions pushed for by entrenched political elites and impatiently planned by the military will only bring about a faulty transition – rushed, brittle, alienating and elitist.
Councillors waited impatiently outside the chambers to hear the outcome of the sitting.
He was still a soldier in the army of freedom, and still tried to enlighten and civilize those who were impatiently waiting for his death.
Impatiently, the waiting friends call Rodolfo.
Common combinations with impatiently
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: