golden opportunity
Ideal moment to do something.
With the rest of the squad injured, Jones had a golden opportunity to prove his worth to the coach.
ADJ
ample, considerable, plenty of
She had ample opportunity to learn Spanish during her year living in Madrid.
limited, little, not much
excellent, favourable, golden, good, great, marvellous, tremendous, welcome, wonderful
She had a wonderful opportunity to study abroad last year and decided to take it.
exciting | ideal, perfect | suitable
reasonable
She deserves a reasonable opportunity to prove she can do the job well.
available
every
She didn't want to miss every opportunity to spend time with her grandchildren before they grew up.
historic, once-in-a-lifetime, rare, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unrivalled | lost, missed, wasted | career, educational, employment, job, training
business, commercial, economic, investment, market, sales
The new online platform created a great business opportunity for small entrepreneurs.
photo | equal opportunities
VERB + OPPORTUNITY
have
find, get
I found a great opportunity to travel abroad last year and took it immediately.
afford, create, give sb, offer (sb), open up, provide (sb with)
Working part-time gave her the opportunity to study while earning money.
grasp, seize, take (up), take advantage of
She seized the opportunity to study abroad when the scholarship became available.
lose, miss
She missed a great opportunity to study abroad last year because she didn't apply on time.
pass up
OPPORTUNITY + VERB
exist
arise, come, occur, offer
A great job opportunity arose when my neighbor told me about the opening at her company.
PREP
~ for
The new community center provides great opportunities for young people to learn different skills.
PHRASES
at the earliest/first (possible) opportunity, at every (available) opportunity, equality of opportunity, the opportunity of a lifetime, a window of opportunity
She decided to apply for the job at the earliest possible opportunity.