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This saying means "when your luck changes (from bad to good)" or "when things are running more in your favor".
It is probably a throwback to a time when air transport did not exist, and the transport of goods or loved ones took a very long time. Merchants waited and waited for goods to show up - that often did never show up - while their families grew hungrier, and lovers waited interminably for their suitor to arrive, or perhaps even a letter, which often took months to deliver, while their hearts grew sadder.
Examples of "when your ship comes in":
When any investment or business venture suddenly becomes hugely profitable.
A sudden unexpected life changing event, like a huge lottery win.
A long expected positive event or development finally happens and changes the recipient's life.
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