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Discover LudwigThe phrase "wait in the shadows" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it in a variety of situations in which you are talking about waiting until the right opportunity or the right time to act. For example, "I am going to wait in the shadows until I find the perfect opportunity to launch my business."
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We'd arrived five or ten minutes before the opening act came out, and Gore preferred to wait in the shadows rather than take his seat and have to be himself, say hello, perform.
The celebrities, the first European bison about to set their hooves in this remote Romanian valley in the southern Carpathian mountains for two centuries, wait in the shadows of a huge trailer.
"The White House's decision to delay executive action forces countless families to continue to wait in the shadows of fear.
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The '94 Stark graduates describe themselves as being comfortable within the system, and perhaps willing to wait in the shadow of a mentor-supervisor, like Imagine's Brian Grazer or Spyglass's Roger Birnbaum, for their shot at the top.
A Charles Manson, waiting in the shadows.
Some p.r. man waiting in the shadows paid the bill.
Waiting in the shadows were two young friends.
They are always with us, waiting in the shadows, waiting for their time.
"So many sellers are waiting in the shadows," said Redfin's chief executive, Glenn Kelman.
The site warned that "SOPA and PIPA are not dead" but merely "waiting in the shadows".
Other men waited in the shadows, and some carried blankets, Afshah recalled.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com