stars aligned
Fortune smiled perfectly
Stars aligned describes a moment when multiple circumstances come together favorably, as if cosmic forces conspired to make something happen.
The phrase draws on astrology, where planetary positions supposedly influence events.
It usually explains fortunate timing or unlikely success: The stars aligned and we got the last two tickets.
Often used for outcomes that required several independent things to go right simultaneously.
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- luckyFavored by chance
lucky break · good fortune · meant to be · universe · perfect timing · once in a lifetime · synchronicity · celestial · horoscope · zodiac · fortune · karma · chance · twist of fate · constellation · convergence · auspicious · signs
- space termsmoon, planet, rocket, satellite, orbit
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
- luckgood luck, bad luck, lucky, luckily, pure luck
- humble responsesit was nothing, no big deal, happy to help, my pleasure, don't mention it
stars alignedill-fated
Destined to fail
jinxed · cursed · perfect storm · bad luck · doomed
stars alignedbad timing
too little too late · missed the boat · untimely · ill-timed · wrong time
star, stars, starred, starring, starry, stardom, starlet, starlight, starlit