one's turn
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"Ports will be congested... and everyone will have to wait one's turn," he warned.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
But waiting one’s turn doesn’t hold the allure that it once did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
On today’s altered career time clock, there is no choice but to wait one’s turn and see what happens.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2012
"From there, it is only necessary to wait one's turn to be the government."
From Time Magazine Archive
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One did not really grudge what lasted only for a time; for one knew next day one would have one's turn.
From Sir Tom by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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