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DictionarySeebidebide (one's) time
bide (one's) timeTo delay some action until an ideal moment or situation reveals itself. I'm just biding my time in an office job until a tenure-track position opens up at one of the local colleges.See also: bide, timebide one's timeto wait patiently. I've been biding my time for years, just waiting for a chance like this. He's not the type just to sit there and bide his time. He wants some action now.See also: bide, timebide one's timeWait for the opportune moment, as in The cat sat in front of the mousehole, biding its time. This phrase employs the verb to bide in the sense of "to wait for," a usage dating from about a.d. 950 and surviving mainly in this locution. See also: bide, timebide your time wait quietly for a good opportunity. Bide in the sense of await is now only found in this expression. It has been superseded by abide in most of its other senses. 1991 Gillian Slovo The Betrayal And so he bided his time, waiting, plotting, planning, looking for the signs that would be good for him. See also: bide, timebide your ˈtime wait for a suitable opportunity to do something: She’s just biding her time until the right job comes along.See also: bide, time bide (one's) time To wait for further developments.See also: bide, timeMedicalSeeBIDE |