Collocations for opportunity - noun

ample, considerable, plenty of
We''ll have plenty of opportunity to talk later.

limited, little, not much | excellent, favourable, golden, good, great, marvellous, tremendous, welcome, wonderful
a golden opportunity to invest and export into new markets

exciting | ideal, perfect | suitable | reasonable
We need to give them a reasonable opportunity to look at the display.

available | every
Students should take every opportunity to widen their experience.

historic, once-in-a-lifetime, rare, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unrivalled | lost, missed, wasted | career, educational, employment, job, training | business, commercial, economic, investment, market, sales
a missed sales opportunity

photo
(= an opportunity to take photographs of famous or important people)

equal opportunities
(= the principle of treating all people the same, regardless of sex, colour, etc.) an equal opportunities employer

have | find, get
We didn''t get much opportunity to swim.

afford, create, give sb, offer (sb), open up, provide (sb with)
to provide better educational opportunities

grasp, seize, take (up), take advantage of
May I take this opportunity to congratulate Ruth on her promotion.

lose, miss
He lost no opportunity to vent his anger on those around him.

pass up

exist | arise, come, occur, offer
When the opportunity came, I seized it with both hands. | (formal) The company aimed to expand as and when opportunity offered.

~ for
The job will offer you excellent opportunities for promotion.

at the earliest/first (possible) opportunity, at every (available) opportunity, equality of opportunity, the opportunity of a lifetime, a window of opportunity
The ceasefire has created a window of opportunity to rescue the peace process.