The speedy is interlaced with the stealthy, and action sequences carefully bide their time.

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Certainly, nobody buying a mid-sized sedan has to bide their time if they really need a new vehicle.

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Skipper Martyn Williams says Wales will bide their time at Croke Park.

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After a series of mortgage applications were turned down, the couple were forced to move into a rented apartment and bide their time.

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Longer term traders need to be patient and bide their time.

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They may bide their time until the middle of next year when the interim cabinet is due to be replaced by one chosen by an elected parliament.

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While cautious purchasers may choose to bide their time, the iPhone remains top-notch in many other respects, and its arrival at a number of prepaid carriers brought a breath of fresh air to an otherwise stagnant environment.

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As players like Chesapeake Energy have been churning through expensive capital to drill up newly acquired acreage before their leases run out, Chevron has the option to just bide its time.

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