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.

—Rhoda Janzen

Examples of patiently in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Was that still true if the animal had been patiently waiting for you? —Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026

The community has shown up, spoken up, and waited patiently through workshop after workshop, survey after survey. —Jonathan Timm, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026

For now, Brown is savoring his first Oaks win that almost seemed inevitable considering how Always A Runner ran patiently and confidently before turning it through the final turn in the twilight. —ABC News, 1 May 2026

Taunton patiently operated at the dish and sent 12 hitters to the plate in a six-run third inning. —Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for patiently

• impatiently