How to Use window of opportunity in a Sentence
window of opportunity
noun phrase-
There’s a window of opportunity for these storms to be severe with gusty winds and hail (mainly to the east).
— Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023 -
The countdown to the end of vacation time has begun, but there's still a window of opportunity to soak up the last rays of summer.
— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024 -
Still, there is now a rare window of opportunity to begin winding down the war.
— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2019 -
The resumption of talks also comes against a ticking clock on the window of opportunity to shoot any new TV episodes or movies before the year ends.
— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023 -
Yet there are fears the delay in Western aid has opened a narrow window of opportunity for Vladimir Putin.
— Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 15 May 2024 -
The space agency had only a short window of opportunity to salvage the mission.
— IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023 -
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 -
And a shaky cease-fire leaving only a small window of opportunity.
— ABC News, 23 Apr. 2023 -
The window of opportunity to enter the playoffs is closing fast.
— Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Right after the surgery, there is a window of opportunity for Tea to have a child naturally, but there is a chance the endometriosis will return.
— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2024 -
The window of opportunity to eat at Cap One: Almost all concessions close before a game is over, save for a single Aramark stand on each of the three levels.
— Tim Carman, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023 -
If so, act quickly, because this window of opportunity will be brief.
— Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024 -
For now, that decision is up in the air, and publishers are taking advantage of a small window of opportunity.
— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024 -
Keep an open mind and show compassion; a window of opportunity will appear.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024 -
If so, act quickly, because this window of opportunity is brief.
— Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 29 July 2024 -
Your input will open a window of opportunity to engage in something that interests you.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024 -
Bricker sees a window of opportunity for executives to build trust in AI.
— Nick Rockel, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 -
Iran is now in a weak position, and Israel has a window of opportunity in an otherwise very difficult year.
— Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2024 -
Their window of opportunity inches closer to shut with each passing game.
— C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Elon Musk has left open a window of opportunity for incumbents looking to catch up, having launched his last new passenger vehicle — the Model Y — in 2020.
— Stefan Nicola, Fortune, 24 July 2023 -
Beijing, too, likely sees a window of opportunity that won’t stay open forever.
— Noah Rothman, National Review, 19 Jan. 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 -
The later time, pushed from 4 p.m., was decided in hopes that decreasing the amount of hours that trash is left outside before being collected would give rats a smaller window of opportunity to go after it.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023 -
But a window of opportunity has opened to curry favor with the Iranian populace.
— Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Lowering your voice and praising others will open a window of opportunity.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024 -
This window of opportunity may well be narrowed by industry trends.
— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2024 -
There’s still a window of opportunity over the next couple of days for another bidder, perhaps Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos, to top the record bid.
— Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023 -
When artillery cannot cover infantry, the troops must wait for a window of opportunity to evacuate casualties.
— Ivana Kottasova, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024 -
This presents a rare window of opportunity for ambitious firms to move away from a reactive, high-risk approach and instead adopt a proactive, people-first approach to growing their businesses.
— Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 -
But with the creation of a transitional government and the arrival of the first mission deployments, there is finally a small window of opportunity for Haiti to curb violence and start rebuilding its state.
— Renata Segura, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2024
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