verb
- present participle of bide; waiting for or awaiting something
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- She was biding her time until the right opportunity came along.
- The old man sat biding in his chair by the window.
- They were biding their chance to make their move.
- He spent years biding his time before starting his own business.
- The cat was biding quietly in the shadows.
- We are biding here until the storm passes.