0 to wait calmly for a good opportunity to do something:
The opposition was willing to abide by the ground rules, and bide its time.
Farmers do not have the luxury of being able to bide time while they find a better price.
I would suggest that one of the most difficult things in all human affairs is to bide one's time.
Until then, each must bide where he stands at the present time.
We shall just have to bide our time and see what happens.
If he will bide with me, he will get the answer.
There is no doubt that many salmon bide their time in the sea or the estuary when the river is low.
It carefully bides away far more than it discloses.