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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Nathan Howard | Reuters While the focus is on the presidential campaigns, President Joe Biden still has a window of opportunity to work to address Social Security and Medicare.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
Ahead of the party’s national convention, where a candidate is formally nominated, the party has a window of opportunity.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
This window of opportunity may well be narrowed by industry trends.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2024
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
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
Ahead of the party’s national convention, where a candidate is formally nominated, the party has a window of opportunity.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
This window of opportunity may well be narrowed by industry trends.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2024
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
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“Window of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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