window of opportunity
noun phrase
: the time during which there is a chance to do something
The window of opportunity has closed/ended.
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Sez Me … The draft is about to waft through the NFL’s wide-open window of opportunity.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
Specifically in this recent window of opportunity, the Blue Jays have been amongst the largest bidders for the game’s top talent, even in some instances being the highest paying offer.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies are jumping at a window of opportunity to go public in Hong Kong as global investors start to return to the region, following the news of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence breakthrough in late January.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The window of opportunity to capitalize on AI is narrowing and will eventually close.
—Adam Bujak, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
Specifically in this recent window of opportunity, the Blue Jays have been amongst the largest bidders for the game’s top talent, even in some instances being the highest paying offer.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies are jumping at a window of opportunity to go public in Hong Kong as global investors start to return to the region, following the news of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence breakthrough in late January.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The window of opportunity to capitalize on AI is narrowing and will eventually close.
—Adam Bujak, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for window of opportunity
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“Window of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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