patiently

adverb

pa·​tient·​ly ˈpā-shənt-lē 

: in a patient manner : with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc.

The bank customers waited patiently for the next teller.

She very patiently answered all our questions.

It wasn't until I was in my late teens, when my brother Caleb patiently taught me to play racquetball, that I realized I was coordinated enough to participate in athletic endeavors.

—Rhoda Janzen

Examples of patiently in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Geoff Curtiss, the late Myrtle Smith, along with Metro IAF organizers Joe Morris and Stephen Roberson — patiently documented the damage done in Jersey City. — Michael Gecan, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

That compensatory response suggests a regulated biological need, rather than a spider simply deciding to spend the evening patiently waiting for dawn to break. — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026

Why saving airline miles forever could cost you Katy shared another piece of advice that might surprise anyone who's been patiently saving miles for years. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Mechanics clad in black waited patiently for the team’s first pit stops. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for patiently

• impatiently