我已经就你迟到的事警告过你很多次了，我的耐心正在耗尽。

I've warned you several times about being late and my patience is ___wearing ___thin.

当自己的信念开始动摇时，他们几乎无法与别人抗争。

Hardly could they fight against others when their own convictions had started to ___wear ___thin.

在拖延了数月之后，对新项目最初的兴奋感开始减退。

The initial excitement for the new project began to ___wear ___thin after months of delays.