unarranged introduction

Meaning

A spontaneous or chance meeting between two people that was not planned, scheduled, or facilitated by a third party. It often refers to meeting someone unexpectedly in a social or professional setting.

Examples

• Their marriage was not the result of matchmaking, but rather a completely unarranged introduction at a local bookstore.

  Their marriage was not the result of matchmaking, but rather a completely unarranged introduction at a local bookstore.

• An unarranged introduction at the conference led to a highly lucrative business partnership.

  An unarranged introduction at the conference led to a highly lucrative business partnership.

• While some prefer blind dates, others believe an unarranged introduction feels far more genuine.

  While some prefer blind dates, others believe an unarranged introduction feels far more genuine.

• The host apologized for the unarranged introduction, but both guests were delighted to meet.

  The host apologized for the unarranged introduction, but both guests were delighted to meet.

• They crossed paths in the hallway, resulting in a brief, unarranged introduction.

  They crossed paths in the hallway, resulting in a brief, unarranged introduction.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We had a non-arranged introduction at the party.

  ✓ We had an unarranged introduction at the party.

  'Unarranged' is the standard prefix used to denote something not planned beforehand in this context.

• ✗ Our unarranged introduction was happened yesterday.

  ✓ Our unarranged introduction happened yesterday.

  'Happened' is an intransitive verb and cannot be used in the passive voice ('was happened').

Related Expressions

Practice

• They didn't plan to meet; it was a purely ___ at the art gallery.

  💡 an unplanned, spontaneous meeting

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  unarranged introduction

• An ___ can sometimes lead to lifelong friendships.

  💡 a formal term for a chance first meeting

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  unarranged introduction