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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The young singer-songwriter — key word here being young — waited patiently in the wings of the ranking for weeks, sitting behind tracks by Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Morgan Wallen, and Tate McRae, but his time has finally come as Warren surges to the summit of the Hot 100.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Not fighting it, not ignoring it, but acknowledging it and waiting patiently for opportunities.
—Liana Finck, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
In the video, Gu confidently eats his brother's meal, completely unbothered, while 1-year-old Rufus, the much larger and ever-gentle Labrador, waits patiently by his side.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
The Tudor City Overpass on the east end of 42nd was flagged as a prime — and likely packed — location for photographers to set up, and wait patiently for the solar spectacle to commence.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Not fighting it, not ignoring it, but acknowledging it and waiting patiently for opportunities.
—Liana Finck, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
In the video, Gu confidently eats his brother's meal, completely unbothered, while 1-year-old Rufus, the much larger and ever-gentle Labrador, waits patiently by his side.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
The Tudor City Overpass on the east end of 42nd was flagged as a prime — and likely packed — location for photographers to set up, and wait patiently for the solar spectacle to commence.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 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 11 Jun. 2025.
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