best/surest/safest bet

noun

: something that is most likely to happen or be successful

If you want to get there early, your best/surest/safest bet is to take a different road.

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On each flight, my best bet was to cycle through a series of options and see what stuck. —

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PCMAG, 3 Dec. 2024 Your best bet for moving forward is seeing the entire landscape first. —

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