bide

Related to bide: bidet, bide time

bide (one's) time

To delay some action until an ideal moment or situation reveals itself. I'm just biding my time in an office job until a tenure-track position opens up at one of the local colleges.
See also: bide, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
See also: bide, time
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

bide your time

wait quietly for a good opportunity.
Bide in the sense of await is now only found in this expression. It has been superseded by abide in most of its other senses.
1991 Gillian Slovo The Betrayal And so he bided his time, waiting, plotting, planning, looking for the signs that would be good for him.
See also: bide, time
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

bide your ˈtime

wait for a suitable opportunity to do something: She’s just biding her time until the right job comes along.
See also: bide, time
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

bide (one's) time

To wait for further developments.
See also: bide, time
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

bide one's time, to

To wait for the right moment to speak or take action. The verb to bide, meaning “to wait for” since about the year 950, survives today only in this cliché. Frederick W. Robertson used the expression in a sermon (1853): “They bide their time and suddenly represent themselves.”
See also: bide
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • bide (one's) time
  • bide one's time
  • bide time
  • bide your time
  • until then
  • wait for it
  • postpone
  • postpone until
  • postpone until (some later date or time)
  • carry over to/until (some day or time)
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