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

After a wildfire, the optimist waits patiently for the eventual return of squirrels, birds and other forest residents. —The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

Spend some time viewing fossils from this period, checking out the museum's mineral collection, and seeing the paleontology students patiently preserve specimens in the on-site lab. —Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

But the physiology had been unfolding patiently for decades. —Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Or, when my 12-year-old patiently helps her 7-year-old brother with his homework. —Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for patiently

• impatiently