(idiomatic) In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To wait, especially for a suitable opportunity.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To go about something slowly and carefully or at one's own pace. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.

A person who is free to do what they like.

Misconstruction of bide one's time or bode one's time

To hold a professional, political, etc. position for a set period of time. / Alternative form of serve time (“serve a jail sentence”)

present participle of serve one's time

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of serve one's time

simple past tense and past participle of serve one's time

past participle of bide one's time