bide time

Related to bide time: at one time, of late, in no 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

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.”
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • bide
  • bide (one's) time
  • bide one's 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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