bide
verb (used with object)
to endure; bear.
is biding
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present progressiveof bide (3rd person singular).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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“The Chinese are also seeing that India is biding its time, just working for better options that might emerge,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
For now, analysts say Baku is biding its time.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Joshua, like many of his rivals, is biding his time.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
It may well be that Smith is biding his time before moving to recuse this manifestly compromised jurist.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
There are ten rooms downstairs and one with a stuffed grizzly bear that looks like it ate up the last maid and is biding for the next one.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
