patience for

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

used to specify what or who one is not patient with, often something annoying

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Examples (10)

  • He has little patience for people who don't work.
  • I have no patience for excuses.
  • She has endless patience for teaching children.
  • Do you have enough patience for long journeys?
  • My patience for bureaucratic processes is running thin.
  • He lost his patience for waiting in line.
  • She had incredible patience for listening to everyone's problems.
  • The supervisor showed great patience for new trainees.
  • Developing patience for complex tasks takes time.
  • I'm afraid I don't have the patience for another argument.