adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an opportune moment (= a good time to do something )
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I was waiting for an opportune moment to leave.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
moment
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Now, she thought, would be a highly opportune moment to make my departure.
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Porter bought Goat Island and Preserved it at an opportune moment .
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Let us wait for some more opportune moment to give her the news that Kokos is back in town.
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I waited, hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of my earning a little money.
time
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To her now he was just a young fellow who happened to be in the house at an opportune time .
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The announcement Tuesday may have come at an opportune time .
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It would have to wait for a more opportune time , she decided, and replaced the receiver.
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Meanwhile, he would take up the matter with Archbishop Perier at an opportune time .
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May and June are, realistically, the most opportune time for such projects.
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His work - and his mission - comes at an opportune time .
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Would this be an opportune time to suggest a move to help reduce the fragmentation of the industry?
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But he could not have come back at a more opportune time as far as Selkirk are concerned.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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her opportune arrival
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It makes it all the more opportune .
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Meanwhile, he would take up the matter with Archbishop Perier at an opportune time.
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Most opportune investments in other states have been done.
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The announcement Tuesday may have come at an opportune time.
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The publication of this Guide to Exporting is indeed opportune .
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The timing was opportune because Ned was able to take a year out from his university course.
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To her now he was just a young fellow who happened to be in the house at an opportune time.