Meaning: Capacity to wait a long time without complaining.
Sorry for keeping you waiting so long and thank you very much for your patience.
The train was late and the passenger started to be impatient, he kept looking at his watch every 5 minutes.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
patience (noun)1.
the capacity, habit, or fact of being - patient (see patient)
2.
chiefly British - solitaire
