big opportunity on the horizon
- idiom
:
gran oportunidad a la vista
- With the new partnership, a big opportunity on the horizon could change everything.
Examples
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The company is preparing for a big opportunity on the horizon in the tech industry.
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There is a big opportunity on the horizon for young entrepreneurs!
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She believes there’s a big opportunity on the horizon for her career.
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Are you ready for a big opportunity on the horizon?
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She believes there’s a big opportunity on the horizon for her career.
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The company is preparing for a big opportunity on the horizon in the tech industry.
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With the new partnership, a big opportunity on the horizon could change everything.
Synonyms
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2.0
A time or situation that lets you do something important
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3.2
An important chance that helps a person become successful in their career
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3.2
A rare chance to do something important
A very good and rare chance you do not want to miss
Antonyms
How Significant
Surface Forms
Morphology
big + opportunity + on + the + horizon
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'big' (large/important) + 'opportunity' (chance) combined with the spatial metaphor 'on the horizon' (approaching/likely to occur soon) yields the intended meaning directly. The 'on the horizon' metaphor is common across languages and standard in English, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase big opportunity on the horizon comes from the image of something important showing at the line where the sea or land meets the sky — the horizon — so it looks close and about to arrive. That's why it means 'a big chance to succeed that is likely to come soon'.