run thin
phrase
: to become less than the usual, original, or needed number or amount
I'd been waiting almost an hour, and my patience was running thin.
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As Jim Cramer noted on our June Monthly Meeting, our patience has run thin with this disappointing position.
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Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
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Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
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“Run thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20thin. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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