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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Being there early often means just a small window of opportunity to have a big impact on a film before other voices start weighing in.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
The United States still has a window of opportunity to reaffirm its value proposition and align the world with its leadership.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The Culiacán, Mexico native is approaching a point in his professional career where any brief window of opportunity could be his last.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Some of those left have missed the window of opportunity to flee – Ukrainian authorities have said evacuations are currently impossible – but others might be waiting for the Russian troops to arrive.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
The United States still has a window of opportunity to reaffirm its value proposition and align the world with its leadership.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The Culiacán, Mexico native is approaching a point in his professional career where any brief window of opportunity could be his last.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Some of those left have missed the window of opportunity to flee – Ukrainian authorities have said evacuations are currently impossible – but others might be waiting for the Russian troops to arrive.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 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 19 Dec. 2025.
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