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

Fans celebrated the nuptials on social media, as well as in person, with a crowd of very dedicated Swifties waiting patiently outside MSG to spot the couple. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026

Five-year-old Tina Carter waited patiently with her mother Diana in a long line to carefully print her first name on a timecapsule scroll to be exhumed in 2076. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

Crab spiders employ the pouncing tactic, waiting patiently inside flowers for unsuspecting pollinators. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

While the crowds spent their money on an overheated summer in the Mediterranean, a quieter group is waiting patiently for September, October and November, the traditional shoulder season. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for patiently

• impatiently