時ときの人ひと

expression, noun

person of the moment; man/woman of the hour

Refers to someone who is currently attracting widespread public attention, often due to a recent event or achievement. The phrase is gender-neutral in Japanese; English glosses specify gender only for natural translation.

• 彼かれは一いち躍やく、時ときの人ひとになった。

  He suddenly became the man of the hour.

• あの選せん手しゅは今いま、まさに時ときの人ひとだ。

  That athlete is really the person of the moment right now.