lose patience
idiom
: to become annoyed or upset about having to wait for something
Those people have been here for hours, and they're starting to lose patience.
—often + withThe team continues to play poorly, and many fans are starting to lose patience with them.
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If the novel stayed in that lecturing, gloomy zone, it’d be easy to lose patience with it.
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Ironically, cracks in the economy have helped drive stocks higher, because the underperforming job market forced the wait-and-see Federal Reserve to lose patience and start its recent rate-cutting campaign.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Queen Camilla appeared to lose patience with Princess Kate and usher her away during a conversation with Melania Trump in a clip that went viral on social media.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
There’s seemingly never a tipping point for the owner to lose patience and overhaul his front office.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Ironically, cracks in the economy have helped drive stocks higher, because the underperforming job market forced the wait-and-see Federal Reserve to lose patience and start its recent rate-cutting campaign.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Queen Camilla appeared to lose patience with Princess Kate and usher her away during a conversation with Melania Trump in a clip that went viral on social media.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
There’s seemingly never a tipping point for the owner to lose patience and overhaul his front office.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Lose patience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20patience. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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