as luck would have it

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B2

Post

Example

“Our train was delayed, but as luck would have it, the meeting started late too.”

Dictionary details

Component words

luck

Tags

luck
time

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

bright and early Neutral · CEFR A2

at the very start of the morning

early bird Neutral · CEFR A2

someone who prefers beginning the day before most other people

hang on a minute Informal · CEFR A2

used to ask someone to wait, or to express surprise or objection

keep your fingers crossed Informal · CEFR A2

To hope strongly that something good will happen.

so far so good Informal · CEFR A2

used to say that things have gone well up to now

at the end of the day Informal · CEFR B1

ultimately; when everything is considered

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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