bide

Example Sentences

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Muddy Waters’ CEO Carson Block says investors need to bide their time before trying to short the AI revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

I dared not tease her because she’d only tease me back about Kekeli, but I smiled to myself and bided my time.

From Literature

She said the lieutenant governor’s role is typically a sleepy perch for politicians as they bide their time to run for higher office.

From Los Angeles Times

Or, maybe, investors are just biding their time ahead of some real news later this week.

From Barron's

Henry bides his time, watching other subjects closely before befriending Eleven.

From BBC