"in the right place at the right time" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-in the right place at the right time.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} in the right place at the right time
  1. At a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit. Translations (Translations): oikeassa paikassa oikeaan aikaan (Finnish), au bon endroit au bon moment (French), zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort (German), în locul potrivit la momentul potrivit (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-in_the_right_place_at_the_right_time-en-prep_phrase-63cpv1Ye Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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