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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Early diagnosis widens the window of opportunity for people with the disease to benefit from today’s treatments and tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
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Louise Jacobsen Fisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Twilight has fallen in Paris on a cohort of tennis players whose window of opportunity has less slammed shut than never truly opened.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The window of opportunity for this team to win a championship is probably 3-to-4 years before their young stars leave in free agency.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration still has time to settle on a coherent strategy, but the window of opportunity is closing.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
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Louise Jacobsen Fisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Twilight has fallen in Paris on a cohort of tennis players whose window of opportunity has less slammed shut than never truly opened.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The window of opportunity for this team to win a championship is probably 3-to-4 years before their young stars leave in free agency.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration still has time to settle on a coherent strategy, but the window of opportunity is closing.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
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“Window of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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