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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Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
Even as the window of opportunity narrowed in the search for survivors trapped under the rubble, expert teams from more than two dozen countries pressed on Wednesday with rescue operations.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
China understands this, and that is precisely why Beijing sees a wider window of opportunity.
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Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
McCarron, who had never been past the first round of the playoffs until last month, also said the Wild’s postseason left him with a hunger to be a part of what Guerin has called a window of opportunity for this franchise to chase a Stanley Cup.
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Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
Even as the window of opportunity narrowed in the search for survivors trapped under the rubble, expert teams from more than two dozen countries pressed on Wednesday with rescue operations.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
China understands this, and that is precisely why Beijing sees a wider window of opportunity.
—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
McCarron, who had never been past the first round of the playoffs until last month, also said the Wild’s postseason left him with a hunger to be a part of what Guerin has called a window of opportunity for this franchise to chase a Stanley Cup.
—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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“Window of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20of%20opportunity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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