Or perhaps he was just waiting for the right moment to strike.

But we will be here, waiting for the right moment to strike.

He had been waiting for the right moment to strike on affirmative action.

The look on her face was lightning waiting to strike.

He was waiting for the proper time to strike back.

"Why did he wait almost eight years to strike at the woman?"

She was lying close and still, as if waiting for something to strike her.

Some people have not been waiting for luck to strike.

He would not wait for men of crime to strike.

Then she turned again and started to walk away, waiting for the last stone to strike her.