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in the event

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Definitions

  1. As things (have) turned out or are turning out

    As things (have) turned out or are turning out; ultimately; in the end; eventually.

    • I had also concluded that I should arrive […] in time for the afternoon services, but in the event I was in this also disappointed.
    • In the event, higher sale proceeds were achieved by allowing EWS Railway to acquire all but Freightliner, which was sold as a management buy-out.

  2. If, in the event that

    • In the event we meet the deadline, there will be free pizza for everyone.
    • The victory also guarantees England a place in the Euro 2020 play-offs, a fallback in the event they fail to qualify for that tournament through the traditional route.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA