Definition
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.
In Context
- "... 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."
Opposite In Meaning
- in the right place at the right time