patience wears thin

Examples (10)

• My patience is beginning to wear thin with all these delays.
• The teacher's patience wore thin as the students continued to misbehave.
• After waiting for hours in the cold, their patience started to wear thin.
• The manager warned that her patience was wearing thin regarding the missed deadlines.
• Customer patience often wears thin when technical support takes too long to respond.
• As the negotiations dragged on without progress, everyone's patience wore thin.
• I could tell his patience was wearing thin by the way he was tapping his foot.
• If your patience wears thin, it's better to take a break before you lose your temper.
• The public's patience with the government's empty promises is wearing thin.
• Dealing with constant excuses can make even the most tolerant person's patience wear thin.