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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There may be a key window of opportunity for beginning HRT.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
There was no dithering, just a window of opportunity narrowing by the minute.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
The team had a small window of opportunity that allowed audition time for the likes of David Tomasek, Matt Savoie, Ike Howard and Jack Roslovic on the wings, plus Regula on the right side of the second pairing.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
After twice being designated for assignment this season, Rivera decided his window of opportunity in Baltimore had passed.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
There was no dithering, just a window of opportunity narrowing by the minute.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
The team had a small window of opportunity that allowed audition time for the likes of David Tomasek, Matt Savoie, Ike Howard and Jack Roslovic on the wings, plus Regula on the right side of the second pairing.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
After twice being designated for assignment this season, Rivera decided his window of opportunity in Baltimore had passed.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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