window of opportunity

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window of opportunity

/ˌwɪndəʊ‿əv ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ/ UK
/-ˈt͡ʃuː-/ UK
/ˌwɪndoʊ‿əv ˌɑpɚˈt(j)unəti/ US
[-ɾi] US

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Popularized by its use by the United States Government in the 1970s in reference to the Cold War (1945–1991).

noun windows of opportunity · opportunity window

A (usually limited) period of time in which suitable action can achieve success. U.S. officials also thought a preventive war [against the Soviet Union] would be costly, and U.S. allies would be disapproving. Thus U.S. leaders saw a fading window of opportunity, but the opportunity was not very attractive; it would not be followed by vulnerability; and it probably would not be f

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中文	機會窗口 /机会窗口 jīhuì chuāngkǒu
Français	fenêtre d'opportunité, créneau, ouverture
Deutsch	Zeitfenster
עברית	חלון הזדמנויות

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@misc{window_of_opportunity_2026,
  title = {window of opportunity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/window%20of%20opportunity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}