opportune time
collocation in Englishmeaningsofopportuneandtime
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opportune
adjective
uk/ˈɒp.ə.tʃuːn/us/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuːn/
happening at a time that is likely to produce success or ...
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time
noun
uk/taɪm/us/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofopportuneandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This period thus represents anopportunetimefor intervention to alter patterns of attributional biases.
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In a dynamic-integrated system, decisions are made at the mostopportunetimeusing the best available knowledge.
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An additional political factor likely to affect departure decisions is the conscious choice to "hold out" until a moreopportunetime.
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The dynamic aspect of this concept is a management philosophy that requires decisions to be made at the mostopportunetimewith the best available information.
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The dynamic aspect of this concept is a management philosophy that requires management decisions not be predetermined but rather made at the mostopportunetimewith the best available information6.
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He offered a strong personality for gaining private funds and was at anopportunetimeto receive them.
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The pattern found in the current study is also consistent with this view and indicated that spring might be anopportunetimeto release a virus.
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Now is therefore anopportunetimeto obtain basic data on new methods for controlling forest defoliating pests.
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This is a particularlyopportunetimeto develop adult education.
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I think this discussion has come at anopportunetime.
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A few weeks ago was not anopportunetimeto give an answer.
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The debate therefore comes at anopportunetime.
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This is anopportunetimeto recall why it was necessary to impose those no-fly zones.
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I feel that it is a mostopportunetimeto make this change.
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She intervened further and asked when there would be anopportunetimeto refer to it.
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My first point was that 1999 was anopportunetimefor the debate.
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Is it anopportunetimeto remove the tobacco concession?
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This is anopportunetimeto debate the issue.
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This is indeed anopportunetimefor such a debate.
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