From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe in the right place at the right timebe in the right place at the right timeLUCKYto be in the place where something useful becomes available or is being offered Being a news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time. → right
Examples from the Corpus
be in the right place at the right time• "You did well to get that contract.'' "Not really, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.''• Being a successful news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time.• If we do not provide sufficient places, the necessary skill will not be in the right place at the right time.• It was in the right place at the right time.• They just happened to be in the right place at the right time.• He was in the right place at the right time and hustling as he usually does.• An off--duty cop happened to be in the right place at the right time to stop a robbery.• He could be in the right place at the right time when top jobs come up for grabs next summer.• You have to be in the right place at the right time with the right partner and the right judges. 