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 that window of opportunity is gone, then Trump might be tempted to revert back to his more confrontational approach.
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Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
These environments provide a larger window of opportunity for threat actors to observe, track and approach their targets.
—James Henderson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As the leader of a chamber with a historically tiny margin of control, Johnson will be instrumental to accomplishing Trump’s agenda in the narrow window of opportunity provided by unified government.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Sez Me … The draft is about to waft through the NFL’s wide-open window of opportunity.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
These environments provide a larger window of opportunity for threat actors to observe, track and approach their targets.
—James Henderson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As the leader of a chamber with a historically tiny margin of control, Johnson will be instrumental to accomplishing Trump’s agenda in the narrow window of opportunity provided by unified government.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Sez Me … The draft is about to waft through the NFL’s wide-open window of opportunity.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 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 17 May. 2025.
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