Duncan was not merely biding his time.

How could they be sure, Kaldor wondered, that the volcano had really settled down and was not merely biding its time?

Luciano appeared to accept these changes, but was merely biding his time before removing Maranzano.

She hasn't given up; she's merely biding her time.

But as it turns out, they were merely biding their time, waiting for the right moment to epaterles Anglais.

But there were other forces that had not died, and were merely biding their time.

Vicente merely bides his time waiting for the death of his aunt and the inheritance that would come with it.

I presume Gorlot has been merely biding his time before he brought up the matter of the lad's health officially.

I said as much, but Jamie sneezed and expressed the opinion that the wicked sod was merely biding his time while planning some future outrage.

Or were they merely biding their time, to relax his vigilance?