How to Pronounce "in the right place at the right time"
expression
IN thuh RYTE PLAYS at thuh RYTE TYM
in thuh RYTE PLAYS at thuh RYTE TYM
Definition
This expression means to be somewhere exactly when something good or important happens, often by luck or coincidence.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈpɫeɪs/ /ˈæt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈtaɪm
British English
ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈaɪt/ /plˈeɪs/ /ˈæt/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈaɪt/ /tˈaɪm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
IN thuh RYTE PLAYS at thuh RYTE TYM
UK
in thuh RYTE PLAYS at thuh RYTE TYM
Listen in Context
He was in the right place at the right time and got the job.
Sometimes you succeed just by being in the right place at the right time.
She found her lost dog because she was in the right place at the right time.
You don't need luck; you just have to be in the right place at the right time.