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〜矢先に: just when; right as
N1 · 02 Time and sequence
Says that something unexpected happened just as one was about to do something.
Verb plain form (usually ようとした / ている) + 矢先に. The second event interrupts or contradicts the first. It often has a feeling of bad timing.
Examples
出かけようとした矢先に、電話が鳴った。
Just as I was about to go out, the phone rang.
新しい仕事を始めようとしていた矢先に、父が倒れた。
Just when I was about to start a new job, my father collapsed.