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in the right place at the right time
in the right place at the right time
in the location where something good is to happen exactly when it happens. I got a good deal on a car because I was in the right place at the right time. Unless you are in the right place at the right time, you won't get a chance to meet a movie star.
in the right place at the right time
lucky to be somewhere She was in the right place at the right time and got the apartment as soon as it became available.
Opposite of: in the wrong place (at the wrong time)