run thin

idiom

: to become less than the usual, original, or needed number or amount

I'd been waiting almost an hour, and my patience was running thin.

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The schedule disruptions are severe enough that staffing is starting to run thin across airlines, while de-icing fluid was also in short supply Tuesday, Harteveldt added. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2024 But patience has run thin even in that coalition of fans; since 1999 when Snyder purchased the team, the franchise has reached the playoffs six times, going 160-216-1 in the regular season. —

Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022 Ownership’s patience has run thin after six years of losing. —

Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2022 But like any love story, the line between romance and obsession can run thin. —

Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2022 The remaining entertainments, even for a man of wealth, run thin. —

Georgia Garvey, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2021