happen to be present at the right moment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to happen to be present at the right moment; to chance upon the opportunity; to be at the right place at the right time
literaryUsed to describe coincidentally encountering an opportunity or being present at an opportune moment. Often implies fortunate timing.
Wǒ我
nà那
tiān天
gāng刚
hǎo好
qù去
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
，
shì适
féng逢
qí其
huì会
，
yù遇
dào到
le了
duō多
nián年
bú不
jiàn见
de的
lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
。
I happened to go to the library that day and, being there at the right moment, ran into an old classmate I hadn't seen for years.
Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
tǎo讨
lùn论
de的
wèn问
tí题
zhèng正
shì是
tā他
yán研
jiū究
duō多
nián年
de的
kè课
tí题
，
kě可
wèi谓
shì适
féng逢
qí其
huì会
。
The topic discussed at this conference was exactly the subject he had been researching for years—it was the perfect opportunity.
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Tā他
běn本
lái来
zhǐ只
shì是
lù路
guò过
，
shì适
féng逢
qí其
huì会
，
biàn便
cān参
yù与
le了
zhè这
cì次
jiù救
yuán援
xíng行
dòng动
。
He was just passing by, but happening to be there at the right moment, he joined in the rescue operation.