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 + with
The team continues to play poorly, and many fans are starting to lose patience with them.

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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 Customers expect personalized experiences and often lose patience when brands do not deliver. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Demand for Japan’s 40-year bonds has plunged, and the country is becoming a case study in what happens when investors lose patience with deficits. Quartz Staff, Quartz, 29 May 2025 Trump has at times appeared to lose patience with Putin — including chastising him for the weekend strikes — but nevertheless is keeping Republican lawmakers in a holding pattern. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lose patience

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“Lose patience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20patience. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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