target of opportunity

English

Noun

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.

Translations

target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known

• Finnish: kohdalle sattuva kohde (present or future), kohdalle sattunut kohde (past)

Further reading

• “target of opportunity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “target of opportunity”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.