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bide one's time

bide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahyd]
    • /baɪd wʌnz taɪm/
    • /baɪd wʌnz taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahyd]
    • /baɪd wʌnz taɪm/

Definitions of bide one's time words

  • noun bide one's time to wait patiently for an opportunity 3
  • noun bide one's time to wait patiently for a chance 3
  • verb with object bide one's time Archaic. to endure; bear. 1
  • verb with object bide one's time Obsolete. to encounter. 1
  • verb without object bide one's time to dwell; abide; wait; remain. 1
  • idioms bide one's time bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity: He wanted to ask for a raise, but bided his time. 1
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Origin of bide one's time

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English biden, Old English bīdan; cognate with Old Frisian bīdia, Old Saxon bīdan, Old High German bītan, Old Norse bītha, Gothic beidan, Latin fīdere, Greek peíthesthai to trust, rely < Indo-European *bheidh-; the meaning apparently developed: have trust > endure > wait > abide > remain

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Parts of speech for Bide one's time

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bide one's time popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for bide one's time

verb bide one's time

  • anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
  • hang around — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
  • mark time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
  • stall — a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
All 39 Synonyms of bide one's time

Antonyms for bide one's time

verb bide one's time

  • hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
  • carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
  • go ahead — permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
  • go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
All 12 Antonyms of bide one's time

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