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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If so, be ready to act quickly, because your window of opportunity will be brief.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
While care must be taken not to destabilize the world economy and reignite inflation, a window of opportunity for cooperation is open now to help stop the bloodshed.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Considering the impact of last year’s class, which included Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix and Bo Nix, each of those quarterbacks drafted this year has to be encouraged that the window of opportunity is more than cracked open.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Tentative contact has been made between the club and both Newcastle and Isak’s representatives to understand the situation with his future and, although encouragement hasn’t been particularly forthcoming, Liverpool is said to sense a window of opportunity to strike.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
While care must be taken not to destabilize the world economy and reignite inflation, a window of opportunity for cooperation is open now to help stop the bloodshed.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Considering the impact of last year’s class, which included Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix and Bo Nix, each of those quarterbacks drafted this year has to be encouraged that the window of opportunity is more than cracked open.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Tentative contact has been made between the club and both Newcastle and Isak’s representatives to understand the situation with his future and, although encouragement hasn’t been particularly forthcoming, Liverpool is said to sense a window of opportunity to strike.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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“Window of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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