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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Outside this slim window of opportunity, the next chance to observe the asteroid to assess its threat won’t arrive until YR24 next swoops near Earth in 2028—the only such pass before the unnerving deadline of December 22, 2032.
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Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
This window of opportunity reflects a strategic push by banks to reposition themselves, amidst fluctuating markets and political shifts.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
The meeting cancellations place the future of scientific research proposals up in the air, with some researchers fearing that some applications will miss their window of opportunity to ever receive NIH funding.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
If so, grab it, because this window of opportunity will be brief.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
This window of opportunity reflects a strategic push by banks to reposition themselves, amidst fluctuating markets and political shifts.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
The meeting cancellations place the future of scientific research proposals up in the air, with some researchers fearing that some applications will miss their window of opportunity to ever receive NIH funding.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
If so, grab it, because this window of opportunity will be brief.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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