3週4日目 お急ぎのところ
Development・time・result
接続：Vる／ている／た＋ところに
right when doing, about to do or just doing
注意 / Note：The three patterns 〜ところに／へ／を are easy to confuse. 〜ところに Click on TIME: in that situation, something comes up. 〜ところへ press MOVE to. 〜ところを then it IS seen or affected.
比較 / Compare：Same song: 〜ところへ／〜ところを. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form：動辞書形／ている／た＋ところに。Or go with 電話・客・雨. The next part is INTERVENING at the right time.
出かけようとしたところに電話が来た。
Just as I was about to go out, the phone rang.
困っていたところに友人が来てくれた。
When times are difficult, you come to help.
答えに困っていたところに、先輩が助け船を出してくれた。
When I was confused and didn't know how to answer, my senior helped me.