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forbearance

/fɔr'bɜrəns/

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noun
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
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Similar:

longanimity patience

type of:
good nature
noun
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
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"his forbearance to reply was alarming"

type of:
delay holdup

Examples of forbearance

"his forbearance to reply was alarming"