be patient

Example Sentences

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However, Lee says, investors may need to be patient as the software play could take time to develop.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

"The weakening of the outlook for demand, particularly for private consumption, reinforces the case for the ECB to be patient," it said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"Hopefully we can expand that because we will get more diversity within these vertipools, but they will take a year or so to establish so we'll have to be patient."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The Jets can also afford to be patient beyond this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Maybe it was as well they did not know: seven years is a long time to be patient.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya