target of opportunity

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Noun

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target of opportunity (plural targets of opportunity)

  1. (military) A target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known.
  2. (figurative, by extension) An object to which one's efforts are diverted as soon as it becomes known.

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