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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Liverpool being 12 points clear is a recognition of their strength and stability, while drop-offs from Arsenal and Manchester City and the struggles of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have opened a window of opportunity.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Exes may or may not make a quick cameo, but again, don’t fret — this is your window of opportunity for closure.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
But analysts say that Israel’s lightning offensive against Hezbollah, which decimated the group’s leadership and shattered its image as a behemoth holding sway over the country, may provide the window of opportunity needed to break Lebanon’s political gridlock.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The launch comes after weather and integration issues — which cropped up as engineers attached both missions to the rocket and encapsulated them within a protective faring — caused a series of delays after the window of opportunity originally opened on February 28.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Exes may or may not make a quick cameo, but again, don’t fret — this is your window of opportunity for closure.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
But analysts say that Israel’s lightning offensive against Hezbollah, which decimated the group’s leadership and shattered its image as a behemoth holding sway over the country, may provide the window of opportunity needed to break Lebanon’s political gridlock.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The launch comes after weather and integration issues — which cropped up as engineers attached both missions to the rocket and encapsulated them within a protective faring — caused a series of delays after the window of opportunity originally opened on February 28.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Window of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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