Noun: forbearance for'beh-run(t)s or fu(r)'beh-run(t)s
- Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
"Her forbearance in dealing with difficult customers was admirable";
- patience, longanimity
- A delay in enforcing rights, claims or privileges; refraining from acting
"his forbearance to reply was alarming"
Derived forms: forbearances
Type of: delay, good nature, holdup
Encyclopedia: Forbearance