“of opportunity”

The following 3 entries include the term of opportunity.

target of opportunity

: a military target on which fire or attack is unplanned and which is attacked upon favorable presentation or unexpected discovery or appearance usually used in plural

land of opportunity

noun phrase

: a place where people have many chances to succeed, achieve things, etc.

window of opportunity

noun phrase

: the time during which there is a chance to do something


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