bide one’s time

(verb) to wait patiently for a good opportunity

Example Sentences:

A: I heard you lost a lot of money in the stock market.
B: Yeah, I lost $20,000.
A: What are you going to do? Are you going to sell?
B: No, I’ll just bide my time and wait for an opportunity to make some money.

I spent yesterday biding my time while waiting for the box office to open so I could buy some concert tickets.

Samantha bided her time while waiting for her plane to leave by reading a book.

From the Blogs:

Bide your time live your life and have fun doing it

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Similar idioms:

1. he who hesitates is lost
2. money doesn’t buy happiness
3. book in advance
4. take a stand on
5. take it or leave it
6. cool one’s heels
7. on pins and needles