Definition
Present conditions are favorable; future prospects are good.
Origins
An allusion to astrological omens.
In Context
- ""[T]his is something we've been fighting for for years. . . . I think the stars are aligned for legislative action this year.""
- ""The stars are aligned for tobacco stocks," says Bonnie Herzog, a tobacco analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston. "Everything is working in their favor.""
- "Ed Warner, the chairman of UK Athletics, yesterday considered the merits of the domestic governing body's bid to bring the 2017 World Athletics Championships to London and concluded: "Our stars are aligned at the moment.""