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idiombe (standing/waiting) in the wings1 to be waiting for an opportunity to do something, especially to take another person's job:The team has two young quarterbacks waiting in the wings if Martez decides to retire.Other firms were in the wings, waiting to step in with their own bids.2 if a plan, idea, or change is waiting in the wings, it will soon be used or happen:There is a feeling in the market these days that another wave of Japanese investment is in the wings.Hollywood's most expensive science-fiction thriller has made only $9.8 million so far, indicating that complete collapse is in the wings.
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