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.—
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There are peak charging times where local public charging stations can amass crowds patiently waiting for their turns at the stall.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Executive pastry chef Elaine Smyth—who started her journey at Per Se as a humble chef de partie in 2012—recalls how her predecessor, Elwyn Boyles, would patiently explain every step of each process and push her to ask questions.
—Kristin Tablang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
When Jinping started urinating on him, Zhongxun waited patiently until Jinping had finished.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The regime is willing to limit its responses in the short term while patiently plotting longer-term, more painful options.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Executive pastry chef Elaine Smyth—who started her journey at Per Se as a humble chef de partie in 2012—recalls how her predecessor, Elwyn Boyles, would patiently explain every step of each process and push her to ask questions.
—Kristin Tablang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
When Jinping started urinating on him, Zhongxun waited patiently until Jinping had finished.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The regime is willing to limit its responses in the short term while patiently plotting longer-term, more painful options.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for patiently
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“Patiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patiently. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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