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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After all, there’s only a small window of opportunity for a new pricing model or promotion to succeed before consumers move on to the next thing.
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Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the window of opportunity to log further damage to meet the threshold has passed.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2025
There was a window of opportunity to, if not to end this, reach an interim deal last month.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
That means there's a window of opportunity for aurora sightings at northern latitudes — weather and dark skies permitting.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the window of opportunity to log further damage to meet the threshold has passed.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2025
There was a window of opportunity to, if not to end this, reach an interim deal last month.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
That means there's a window of opportunity for aurora sightings at northern latitudes — weather and dark skies permitting.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 7 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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