once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

A chance or opportunity afforded to one that is or seems unlikely to ever come about again. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to manage our European office in Switzerland, so please think about it. I found myself with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have dinner with the famous author.

See also: opportunity

See also:

a bite at the cherry
a bite at/of the cherry
a window of opportunity
window of opportunity
window of opportunity, a
present
present (itself)
opportunity knocks
a bite of the cherry
once in a lifetime

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