1. in a way that shows you do not want to wait or that you are easily annoyed by delays

Examples

• She tapped her fingers impatiently on the desk.
• The children waited impatiently for their turn.
• He checked his watch impatiently during the long meeting.
• The dog paced impatiently by the door.
• She sighed impatiently when the computer froze again.
• The crowd shifted impatiently in the long line.
• He spoke impatiently to the slow cashier.