IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME - Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of in the right place at the right time in English

Examples of in the right place at the right time

in the right place at the right time
Behavioural ecology: on doing the right thing, in the right place at the right time.
I was in the right place at the right time.
It is more about the right person in the right place at the right time though.
A stroke of luck befalls us by chance - just happening to be in the right place at the right time.
It is the fact that everything here is destined to be experienced by those who happen to be in the right place at the right time.
A seed can find itself in the right place at the right time just by sitting and waiting for a disturbance to create the necessary safe site.
It is clear from our experience of war that being in the right place at the right time is what war is about.
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The second is that we should produce the right land in the right place at the right time.
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As the document says, we need properly trained workers to be available in the right place at the right time.
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The fundamental task of that new corps is to have the right forces in the right place at the right time.
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We want to ensure that the right treatment is available in the right place at the right time.
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However, the right dwellings are not all in the right place at the right time for homeless families.
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It is important that we get the framework and the services in the right place at the right time.
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I am confident that she will support us in ensuring that we get the investment in the right place at the right time.
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There will be a large number of cases in which the forms will not be in the right place at the right time.
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Translations of in the right place at the right time

in Chinese (Traditional)
在恰當的時機出現在恰當的地點, 佔天時地利…
in Chinese (Simplified)
在恰当的时机出现在恰当的地点, 占天时地利…
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