bide
verb (used with object)
to endure; bear.
are biding
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present progressiveof bide.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Many supporters are biding their time until the next election.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Opportunistic investors who could clear the market of unneeded office space and help lift values are biding their time, sitting on the sidelines, Lim said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2023
The officer said that in Bukele’s ranks, there is a widespread fear that the gangs are biding their time, and that they will then become targets.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
For now, most British republicans are biding their time.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
They are biding the hard time out wonderfully well, and they will do so to the end.
From Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine by Edwin Waugh
