date with destiny

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Noun

date with destiny (plural dates with destiny)

1. (idiomatic) An inevitable future event or anticipated occurrence, especially in the form of an encounter which is likely to be momentous.
   • 1936 Aug. 10, ""I Preach"," Time:

     The American people want no rendezvous with a destiny plotted on blueprints in a Washington office. When they have a date with destiny they want to know what the lady looks like.

   • 2001, "A Fish Out of Water", season 3, episode 10 of Family Guy

     Hennessey: You need fifty grand, Griffin? I got a suggestion for you. Why don't you kill Daggermouth?

     Peter Griffin: Maybe I will, Hennessey.

     Shamus: You'd be buying yourself a ticket to a watery grave. Daggermouth is the meanest, most ruthless creature that's ever inhabited the sea.

     […]

     Peter Griffin: I am not gonna let my family live on the street. Not even if it means ending up like Shamus here. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a date with destiny.

   • 2002 January 1, Ian Black, “The arrival of the euro: their money, our future?”, in Guardian Unlimited, UK:

     So much has been said about Europe's long-awaited date with destiny that it was hard to sort out the predictable hyperbole from the reality.

Translations

inevitable or anticipated event

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• Danish: skæbnemøde n
• Finnish: kohtalonhetki
• French: rendez-vous avec le destin m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skjebnemøte n

  Nynorsk: skjebnemøte n

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