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bide one's time

to 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.

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bide your time

to wait patiently to do something She decided to bide her time until her children were all in school before she went to graduate school.

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bide your time

to wait patiently for a good opportunity to do something She was biding her time until she could get her revenge.

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bide one's time

Wait 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, time

bide (one's) time

To wait for further developments.

See also: bide, time