Phrase guide

Good Thing

noun · phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that is conventionally accepted as good beyond doubt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

It is lucky (that)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I was in a car crash the other day. Good thing I had insurance and nobody got hurt.
  • It’s a good thing you've come early: we're changing classrooms.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

In this spelling from 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates, by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, 1930.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: yaxşı ki — good thing
  • Catalan: afortunadament — good thing
  • Catalan: per sort — good thing
  • Catalan: sort de — good thing
  • Catalan: sort que — good thing
  • Catalan: que bé que — good thing
  • Dutch: maar goed dat — good thing
  • Finnish: onneksi — good thing
  • German: but see zum Glück — good thing
  • German: glücklicherweise — good thing
  • Hebrew: טוֹב שֶׁ־ (tóv she-) — good thing
  • Kazakh: абырой болғанда (abyroi bolğanda) — good thing
  • Odia: ଭଲ କଥା (Bhala kathā) — good thing
  • Polish: dobrze, że — good thing
  • Romanian: bine că — good thing
  • Romanian: noroc că — good thing
  • Spanish: menos mal que — good thing
  • Vietnamese: may là — good thing