lucky because it happens at the right time, but without being planned synonym timely A providential wind carried the raft to the shore. The announcement seems providential at a time when good news is in short supply.
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NAmE//ˌprɑvəˈdɛnʃəli//
adverbSee providential in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: providential