one's turn
Example Sentences
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But waiting one’s turn doesn’t hold the allure that it once did.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023
On today’s altered career time clock, there is no choice but to wait one’s turn and see what happens.
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2012
"From there, it is only necessary to wait one's turn to be the government."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Morgan was careful to indicate each one's turn, so that he preserved a balance between the more reputable and the more degraded members of the crew, both on ship and shore.
From Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main by Crawford, Will
The only thing is they are so in demand that one has sometimes a long time to await one's turn.
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry