(figurative) A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
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launch window
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window of opportunity
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You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn.
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But rescuers have a dwindling window of opportunity, with forecasters predicting the return of heavy monsoon rains in the coming days, effectively sealing off the cave until October.
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2018 July 8, Euan McKirdy, Hilary Whiteman, “Thai cave rescue: Divers enter cave to free boys”, in edition.cnn.com[1], CNN, retrieved 2018-07-08:
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Now she'll be thinking about fleeing. (The verdict delay) provides a window for potential flight....if she has not fled already.
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2017 August 25, Euan McKirdy et al., “Arrest warrant to be issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra”, in edition.cnn.com[1], CNN, retrieved 2017-08-25:
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An extensive period of trial running will then take place in the first quarter of 2020. The full opening of the Elizabeth Line is still planned to be within a six-month window between October 2020 and March 2021.
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2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 26:
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“The Russian military command is likely aware of the closing window before more western aid arrives and is trying to secure offensive gains before the window closes,” it said in a briefing on Monday.
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2024 April 23, Luke Harding, Dan Sabbagh, quoting Institute for the Study of War, “Russian forces make significant gains in eastern Ukraine”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN: