impatiently
adverb/ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/
/ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/
- in a way that shows you are annoyed, especially because you have to wait for a long time
- ‘Come on,’ I said impatiently, ‘We have only an hour until the tour.’
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- with the feeling that you want to do something soon, or want something to happen soon
- We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.
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