patience

Definition

  • noun: the quality of being patient
  • noun: the capacity, habit, or fact of being 'patient'
  • synonyms: resignation, forbearance, perseverance

Examples

  • I don't have (much) 'patience' for that kind of behavior. = I have little/no 'patience' for that kind of behavior. [=I am not willing to accept that kind of behavior]

  • The team continues to play poorly, and many fans are starting to 'lose patience' (with them). [=many fans are starting to become angry or upset about the team]

  • Those people have been waiting for hours, and they're starting to 'run out of patience'. = They're starting to 'lose patience'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) One hour. - Outstanding. Installing your system in the Hubble is the purpose of this mission and so we appreciate your patience, Doctor. Kowalski, we... we know you don't care about things like this, but, uh, for your information, this delay is not gonna be long enough for you to break Anatoly (..)
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