once in a lifetime

Extremely rare, especially as an opportunity. For example, An offer like that will come just once in a lifetime. This phrase, often used hyperbolically, was first recorded in 1854. Also see of one's life.

Once in a Lifetime may refer to:

• "Once in a Lifetime" (Talking Heads song), a song from Remain in Light
• Once in a Lifetime (box set), a box set by Talking Heads
• "Once in a Lifetime" (Keith Urban song), a song from Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing
• "Once in a Lifetime" (Eurovision song), a song that represented Estonia in Eurovision 2000
• Once in a Lifetime (documentary), a 2006 documentary about the New York Cosmos soccer team
• "Once in a Lifetime" (Eureka episode)

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