lose patience

idiom

: to become annoyed or upset about having to wait for something

Those people have been here for hours, and they're starting to lose patience.

—often + with

The team continues to play poorly, and many fans are starting to lose patience with them.

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To enact meaningful reforms and hold to account those responsible for abuses will take time, but a rudderless country whose ordinary people struggle economically will soon lose patience. —

Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024 Driving the news: While the idea holds considerable promise, deployment has been slow, one buzzy VPP company shut down this year, and some investors are starting to lose patience. —

Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 Team leadership has a good track record for backing its guys, but even saints lose patience. —

Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024 The trial and error necessary to find effective medication could make the patient lose patience or trust. —

Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lose patience

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