Usually means: Wait patiently for right moment.
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  1. bide one's time: Merriam-Webster
  2. bide one's time: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bide one's time, bide one's time: Collins English Dictionary
  4. bide one's time: Wiktionary
  5. bide one's time, bide ones time: Dictionary.com
  6. bide one's time: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary

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▸ verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To wait, especially for a suitable opportunity.


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