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The phrase "patience wearing thin" is correct and commonly used in written English.
One can use it when describing a person's decreasing ability to remain patient or tolerant in a situation. Example: After waiting in line for two hours, Elizabeth could feel her patience wearing thin.
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The information revolution could lead to patience wearing thin … This could harm medium-term growth.
Helen gives birth to a daughter, Elise, and finds her patience wearing thin.
Opponents sitting deep and restricting Iturbe's ability to break at speed in combination with his sometimes poor decision making have led to Roma's patience wearing thin.
But some evidence exists this year of patience wearing thin as some companies, such as Cable & Wireless, have adopted "private equity" style pay schemes.
Meanwhile, Judge Cohn, his patience wearing thin, suggested that if Kearns did not reappear and accept the money he might begin proceedings to determine whether or not Kearns was mentally competent.
Speaking of voters' patience wearing thin, the next big event in this drama comes Sunday, when Greek voters go to the polls to elect a new government.
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Nerves and patience wore thin.
Her boss had been kind, but patience wore thin.
One customer whose patience wore thin is Bill Hipps.
The response for each of these is faster, our patience wears thin.
Our patience wears thin, so thank goodness for the hot firemen in full uniform.
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