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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The strategy gives Microsoft a window of opportunity to establish itself in the mobile AI space before Apple rolls out its Apple Intelligence or Samsung embraces solutions like Google’s Gemini. —

Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 The key question moving forward is whether Washington can capitalize on the window of opportunity afforded by the export controls to make paradigm-shifting breakthroughs in computational science. —

Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2024 Regular Software Updates Regularly update your software to close the window of opportunity for cyberattacks. —

Maxwell Alles, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 Frequent rotation minimizes the window of opportunity if a secret is compromised. —

Isaac Madan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for window of opportunity

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