in the wrong place at the wrong time
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English
49
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Describing actions or activities that the speaker considers inappropriate, misdirected, or unlikely to yield good results.
prep_phrase
At a location or in a situation by where something bad is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence by bad luck.
Example Sentences
- "[The devil] must then chime in with our sentiments, our instincts, even stimulate our devotion to liberty, and defeat liberty by compelling us to seek it in the wrong place, at the wrong time, or by improper means."
- "... W.H. Waring (Dellow) nearly cut short the life of a native of those parts who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and J.W. Cox got his Dellow up at incredible speed, with the front wheels leaping in the air most of the way."
- "It is a perplexing expression, since many of these young people were not in the "wrong place." ... I believe that when they say "I guess I was in the wrong place at the wrong time," they are reflecting on the randomness of violence."