100 Other Words for “Impatient”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Agitated	Restless and upset.
2.	Antsy	Fidgety from waiting.
3.	Anxious	Uneasy to have something happen.
4.	Aperient-minded	Eager for quick results.
5.	Apt to rush	Likely to hurry actions.
6.	Bad-tempered	Easily irritated.
7.	Biting	Sharply critical and irritable.
8.	Brusque	Abrupt and curt.
9.	Bustling	Always hurrying about.
10.	Chafing	Annoyed by delay.
11.	Champing at the bit	Eager to start immediately.
12.	Cranky	Irritable and hard to please.
13.	Darting	Moving too quickly.
14.	Demanding	Expecting immediate attention.
15.	Desirous	Wanting something right away.
16.	Driven	Pushed to act quickly.
17.	Eager	Keen to proceed at once.
18.	Edgy	Tense and irritable.
19.	Excitable	Quick to react.
20.	Fidgety	Unable to sit still.
21.	Fiery	Hot-tempered and intense.
22.	Flush with urgency	Overcome by pressing need.
23.	Fractious	Irritable and unruly.
24.	Fretful	Worried and easily annoyed.
25.	Get-it-done	Focused on fast completion.
26.	Hasty	Done too quickly.
27.	Headlong	Rushing without caution.
28.	Hot-blooded	Quick to anger.
29.	Hotheaded	Impulsive and easily angered.
30.	Hurried	Done in a rush.
31.	In a hurry	Rushing to finish.
32.	In a rush	Pressed for time.
33.	In a stew	Agitated by waiting.
34.	In a tizzy	Flustered and restless.
35.	In haste	Acting with undue speed.
36.	In need of speed	Craving quicker progress.
37.	Inquisitive for action	Eager to get moving.
38.	Irascible	Easily angered.
39.	Jittery	Nervously restless.
40.	Jumping the gun	Starting too soon.
41.	Keen	Eager and ready.
42.	Keyed up	Highly stimulated and tense.
43.	Lacking patience	Unable to wait calmly.
44.	Leaping ahead	Moving on too quickly.
45.	Longing	Yearning for something soon.
46.	Moody	Prone to irritability.
47.	Nervy	Tense and easily provoked.
48.	Nose-to-the-grindstone	Pushing for rapid output.
49.	On edge	Tense and touchy.
50.	On pins and needles	Anxiously waiting.
51.	Overeager	Too eager to proceed.
52.	Peevish	Easily annoyed.
53.	Petulant	Childishly irritable.
54.	Pressed	Under time pressure.
55.	Prickly	Easily offended.
56.	Pushy	Forceful about getting results.
57.	Quick to anger	Easily provoked.
58.	Quick to react	Responding without delay.
59.	Quick-tempered	Angered very easily.
60.	Raring to go	Ready and eager to start.
61.	Rash	Hastily done; imprudent.
62.	Restive	Unable to remain still.
63.	Restless	Unable to relax while waiting.
64.	Riled	Annoyed and stirred up.
65.	Rushing	Hurrying actions.
66.	Scratchy	Irritable in manner.
67.	Short-fused	Angered with little provocation.
68.	Short-tempered	Quickly irritated.
69.	Snappish	Speaking irritably.
70.	Snappy	Sharp and curt in speech.
71.	Speed-hungry	Craving faster progress.
72.	Spiky	Abruptly irritable.
73.	Sternly urgent	Insisting on immediacy.
74.	Stir-crazy	Restless from confinement.
75.	Strained	Tense from waiting.
76.	Testy	Easily irritated.
77.	Tetchy	Touchy and irritable.
78.	Time-pressed	Having too little time.
79.	Twitchy	Nervously jumpy.
80.	Unable to wait	Not willing to delay.
81.	Under the gun	Under intense time pressure.
82.	Uneasy	Restless and uncomfortable.
83.	Urgent	Requiring immediate action.
84.	Vehement	Intensely forceful and impatient-sounding.
85.	Vexed	Annoyed and frustrated.
86.	Volatile	Quick to react angrily.
87.	Waiting-averse	Disliking delays.
88.	Worked up	Agitated and upset.
89.	Wound up	Tense and restless.
90.	Yapping	Complaining in an irritable way.
91.	Yearning	Eagerly desiring soon.
92.	Zesty for action	Lively and eager to act.