twistoffate

noun
UK /ˌtwɪst əv ˈfeɪt/
US /ˌtwɪst əv ˈfeɪt/

A twist of fate is a surprising thing that happens and changes what was going to happen.

Meeting her best friend on a rainy day was a happy twist of fate.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. An unexpected change in someone's life that seems decided by luck.

By a twist of fate, the lost letter reached him years later.

3. A sudden change in a story that surprises the reader.

The movie ends with a twist of fate that no one saw coming.

4. A lucky accident that leads to something good.

It was a twist of fate that put them in the same class.