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patience pays off

waiting brings results

If patience pays off, staying calm and continuing to wait eventually produces a good result.

B2 very common speech & writing

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I still make lots of mistakes in English.

Keep going - patience pays off.

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Learning to play the piano is slow at first, but patience pays off.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Your patience will pay out.

Say: Your patience will pay off.

Use pay off when patience or effort eventually brings a good result.

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How it fits in a sentence.

patience pays off; your patience will pay off

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Learning to play the piano is slow at first, but patience pays off.

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patience pays off

waiting brings results

“Learning to play the piano is slow at first, but patience pays off.”

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