千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

Also written 千載一隅、千載一偶

Meaning

adj-non
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

Example sentences

彼はその千載一遇のチャンスを逃さなかった。

He wasn't about to pass up that once-in-a-lifetime chance.
これは私の生涯にとって千載一遇の機会だ。

This is the chance of a lifetime.
いよいよ千載一遇のチャンスがめぐってきた。

At last, a chance in a million arrived.