Idiom
bide one's time
Meaning
To wait, especially for a suitable opportunity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am biding my time until the right moment.”
“The investor is biding her time, waiting for the stock price to drop before she buys more shares.”
“He remained silent during the heated debate, choosing instead to bide his time until he could present his evidence with the greatest possible impact.”
Examples
simple
“I am biding my time until the right moment.”
contextual
“The investor is biding her time, waiting for the stock price to drop before she buys more shares.”
complex
“He remained silent during the heated debate, choosing instead to bide his time until he could present his evidence with the greatest possible impact.”
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