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 + withThe team continues to play poorly, and many fans are starting to lose patience with them.
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And absent any official updates from the company, even specialist Samsung commentators are starting to lose patience.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
To enact meaningful reforms and hold to account those responsible for abuses will take time, but a rudderless country whose ordinary people struggle economically will soon lose patience.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: While the idea holds considerable promise, deployment has been slow, one buzzy VPP company shut down this year, and some investors are starting to lose patience.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Team leadership has a good track record for backing its guys, but even saints lose patience.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
To enact meaningful reforms and hold to account those responsible for abuses will take time, but a rudderless country whose ordinary people struggle economically will soon lose patience.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: While the idea holds considerable promise, deployment has been slow, one buzzy VPP company shut down this year, and some investors are starting to lose patience.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Team leadership has a good track record for backing its guys, but even saints lose patience.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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 14 Mar. 2025.
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