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 beetles infest a tree by the end of summer and wait patiently in the wood.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
Guests of all ages were waiting–patiently, single file–to put their name down, the trail of people snaking around the corridor and inching toward the lobby.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025
Our investors who experience the greatest returns are consistently those who patiently hold their land, watching its value appreciate as the city inevitably expands outward.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Or a former Google Brain researcher patiently explaining the ins and outs of Transformer models?
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
Guests of all ages were waiting–patiently, single file–to put their name down, the trail of people snaking around the corridor and inching toward the lobby.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025
Our investors who experience the greatest returns are consistently those who patiently hold their land, watching its value appreciate as the city inevitably expands outward.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Or a former Google Brain researcher patiently explaining the ins and outs of Transformer models?
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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