lose patience
Become unable to tolerate
To lose patience is to reach the end of your tolerance for something frustrating or slow.
The phrase implies a threshold being crossed—you had patience, but it's now exhausted: I finally lost patience with the endless delays.
Someone who has lost patience typically becomes irritable, short-tempered, or ready to act decisively where they previously waited.
State of being bothered
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- aggravationState of being vexed
peevishness · testiness · snappiness · touchiness · crankiness · grouchiness · petulance · short-tempered
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- outburstSudden emotional release
- temperState of mind
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
snap · explode · blow up · see red · boil over · erupt · lash out · fly off the handle
Defeat by excess
- pressureForce upon contact
- strainExcessive stretching force
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- burnt outExhausted from prolonged stress
stretched thin · at breaking point · worn down · exhausted · drained · on edge · overwrought · boiling point
Remaining in expectation
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- repetitionAct of redoing
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
excuses · inefficiency · bureaucracy · slow service · traffic · hold music · red tape · runaround
annoyance
State of being bothered
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
aggravation · peevishness · testiness · snappiness · touchiness · crankiness · grouchiness · petulance · short-tempered · testy
rage
Intense, violent anger
wrath · snap · explode · blow up · see red · boil over · erupt · lash out · fly off the handle · tantrum
overwhelm
Defeat by excess
burnt out · stretched thin · at breaking point · worn down · exhausted · drained · on edge · overwrought · boiling point · meltdown
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- repetitionAct of redoing
stubbornness · excuses · inefficiency · bureaucracy · slow service · traffic · hold music · red tape · runaround · stonewalling
lose patiencestay calm
Remain unruffled
keep one's cool · keep calm · hold it together · roll with the punches · shrug it off
lose patiencebide one's time
Wait for opportunity
bear with · persevere · hang in there · stick it out · wait it out
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