patiently
adverb
pa·tient·ly
ˈpā-shənt-lē 
: in a patient manner : with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc.
The bank customers waited patiently for the next teller.
She very patiently answered all our questions.
It wasn't until I was in my late teens, when my brother Caleb patiently taught me to play racquetball, that I realized I was coordinated enough to participate in athletic endeavors.—
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Flagg is seen by many around the league as the next big star in the league, so teams have been patiently waiting for this moment.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
These require your dragon to hover frustratingly still in mid-air, waiting patiently for an incoming energy attack to dodge, which in turn somehow powers up your gun enough to take out the turret in a counterattack.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
To say the Charlotte community missed the House of Pizza would be an understatement, as customers sometimes waited patiently for nearly two hours to eat.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Towards the end of the 2024 Met Gala, fans were waiting patiently to see if Rihanna would show up and officially reveal her baby bump after stepping out in a two-piece outfit earlier that day.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
These require your dragon to hover frustratingly still in mid-air, waiting patiently for an incoming energy attack to dodge, which in turn somehow powers up your gun enough to take out the turret in a counterattack.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
To say the Charlotte community missed the House of Pizza would be an understatement, as customers sometimes waited patiently for nearly two hours to eat.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Towards the end of the 2024 Met Gala, fans were waiting patiently to see if Rihanna would show up and officially reveal her baby bump after stepping out in a two-piece outfit earlier that day.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 May 2025
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“Patiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patiently. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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