bide
verb (used with object)
to endure; bear.
were biding
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past progressiveof bide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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If this week was any indication, some investors were biding their time before jumping back in.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
In the “Frozen” star’s since-expired Instagram Story, she said they were biding their time with card games like Uno and Spades before they crafted their sleeping quarters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
CERT-UA says that the hackers were biding their time, initially breaching the company’s systems before March.
From The Verge ● Apr. 13, 2022
So, for three months at the end of last year, the unsuspecting residents of Peckham were served coffee by a world-famous alt-pop band, who were biding the time before their new album could come out.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2021
If he were rudely treated, he was neither humiliated nor sullen; he simply withdrew and held himself aloof, with a sort of regretful look, as it were biding his time.
From The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories by Constance Garnett
