patience

simple noun32 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3

not having much patience

possessing a high degree of patience

used to emphasize a very large amount of patience

limitless or endless patience

when someone no longer has any patience

when patience is gradually disappearing

when someone suddenly loses their patience, often with an angry reaction

when being patient leads to a good result

when someone's patience has been completely used up

an idiom meaning an exceptional and unusual amount of patience

used to specify the person or thing one is patient towards

describes how an action is done (patiently)

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

to possess the quality of patience

to become annoyed and stop being patient

to demonstrate patience through one's actions

to require patience to be done or dealt with

to use up all of one's patience

similar to 'need patience', often used in more formal contexts

similar to 'test one's patience', very common

means that an activity requires patience

to do something that might make someone lose their patience

to not have enough patience

to manage to remain patient

to be a situation that makes patience necessary

to make a great demand on someone's patience

to have no patience left

to use up all of someone's patience

to consciously be patient, often in a difficult situation

to put someone's patience under severe pressure

to test the limits of someone's patience

to advise someone to be patient

to strongly advise or advocate for patience