How to say "You’re lucky that I found you when I did"?

Question

{ The repetition of the same verb }

You’re lucky that I found you when I did.

Tu as eu de la chance que je t'aie trouvé quand je t'ai trouvé.

In English, you’ll never say: "You’re lucky that I found you when I found you", since this kind of repetition is shunned. So I suppose that my suggested French sentence above needs to be altered accordingly, though I’m not sure how.

The same goes for the following:

Thank you so much for coming with us as far as you did. {You never say "as far as you came"}

Un grand merci pour nous avoir accompagnés aussi loin que... ???

Answer 1

As it is obvious you found someone precisely when you found someone, there might be no reason to add this detail so you might then simply say:

Tu as eu de la chance que je t'aie trouvé(e).

If what you mean is the time you found him is important, you can say:

Tu as eu de la chance que je t'aie trouvé(e) à ce moment là.

Tu as eu de la chance que je t'aie trouvé(e) au bon moment.

About the second sentence, here are some suggestions:

Un grand merci pour nous avoir accompagnés jusque-là.

Un grand merci pour nous avoir accompagnés à ce point.

Un grand merci pour nous avoir autant accompagnés.

Un grand merci pour nous avoir accompagnés autant que vous avez pu le faire.