Collocations for patience - noun

endless, great, infinite

exercise, have, show
They thanked him for showing so much patience.

lack | be out of, lose, run out of
It is quite clear that they are out of patience with me. | We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.

keep
I find it hard to keep my patience with them.

require, take
Above all, fishing requires great patience.

exhaust, stretch, tax, test, try
The children were beginning to try my patience.

be exhausted, run out, snap, wear thin
Molly could see Mr Kirkham''s patience was running out, so she shut up. | Her patience snapped and she walked out.

be rewarded
Our patience was finally rewarded and we got the band''s autographs.

with ~
She listened with infinite patience to his excuses.

~ for
He has little patience for people who don''t work.

~ with
The fans were losing patience with the team.

the patience of a saint
These endless meetings are enough to tax the patience of a saint.