Meanings
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- An opportunity arises.
Don't be caught napping When opportunity knocks.
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Opportunity knocked in the form of an admission letter from the university.
Synonyms: opportunity comes knocking
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseAn opportunity arises.
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opportunity knocks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunity%20knocks
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“opportunity knocks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunity%20knocks. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opportunity knocks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunity%20knocks.
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