Meaning of element of surprise | Babel Free

Definitions

The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise.

idiomatic

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Examples

“We should attack the enemy's camp now while we still have the element of surprise.”

“We exist separately from ACT UP/New York because it's impossible to conduct small actions [i.e. protests] that rely on the element of surprise for their success, when you need to tell 200 people about them first.”

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