Meaning & usage
ことに follows a plain-form verb or i-adjective (or a na-adjective/noun plus の) to mark the content of a clause as the object of a feeling, as in noticing that something happened. In いいことに it attaches to an i-adjective and means 'fortunately, taking advantage of the fact that'.
Example sentences 8
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お前が近くにいるのをいいことにベタベタしやがって！！
What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!
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料理と言うことになれば、君はメアリーにはかなわない。
When it comes to cooking, you cannot beat Mary.
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料理ということになれば、誰もメアリーにはかなわない。
When it comes to cooking, no one can equal Mary.
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約束を果たさず一ヶ月が過ぎてしまったことに気が付いた。
It was noticed after more than a month that that promise had not been carried out.
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来年の３月で君は英語を学んで４年たつことになる。
You will have studied English for four years next March.
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来月オーストラリアへ出発することになるでしょう。
I will be leaving for Australia next month.
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ほとんどの科学的進歩は当然のことについての発見に過ぎない。
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
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来年彼らはアメリカに１０年いることになります。
They will have been in America for ten years next year.