window of opportunity
noun phrase
: the time during which there is a chance to do something
The window of opportunity has closed/ended.
Examples of window of opportunity in a Sentence
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Russia is trying to exploit this window of opportunity, stepping up its assaults across the east and now threatening to open a new front by attacking Ukrainian positions along the northern border outside the city of Kharkiv.
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Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
This decline in asset prices, coupled with stagnant wage growth and rising living costs, has created a unique window of opportunity for aspiring homeowners and investors alike.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Both missed a legal window of opportunity to collect their belongings.
Schandler, 68, who lives with his wife in a modest townhouse in Hollywood’s Emerald Hills neighborhood, grew up in South Florida.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Figueroa then turned his attention to the family dog, which gave the mother a window of opportunity to run to a neighbor’s home and call 911, police said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Bricker sees a window of opportunity for executives to build trust in AI.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
While sizing is critical, the urgency of need and the window of opportunity are also crucial factors.
—Columbia Business School - The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
If so, act quickly, because this window of opportunity will be brief.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024
But that small window of opportunity was shut down the minute Hamas militants paraglided into Israeli territory.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
This decline in asset prices, coupled with stagnant wage growth and rising living costs, has created a unique window of opportunity for aspiring homeowners and investors alike.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Both missed a legal window of opportunity to collect their belongings.
Schandler, 68, who lives with his wife in a modest townhouse in Hollywood’s Emerald Hills neighborhood, grew up in South Florida.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Figueroa then turned his attention to the family dog, which gave the mother a window of opportunity to run to a neighbor’s home and call 911, police said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Bricker sees a window of opportunity for executives to build trust in AI.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
While sizing is critical, the urgency of need and the window of opportunity are also crucial factors.
—Columbia Business School - The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
If so, act quickly, because this window of opportunity will be brief.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024
But that small window of opportunity was shut down the minute Hamas militants paraglided into Israeli territory.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Window of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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