Usage Note
Impaciente uses estar for a temporary state (estoy impaciente) but can use ser for a habitual trait (es muy impaciente). The noun is impaciencia; the verb impacientarse means to grow impatient. A natural collocation is ponerse impaciente (to get impatient), which is more colloquial than impacientarse.
Examples
"Los pasajeros estaban impacientes por el retraso."
Natural Translation
The passengers were impatient because of the delay.
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