when the need arises

idiom

: when it is necessary to do so
Jobs will be created when the need arises.

Examples of when the need arises in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This includes a pavement plan that evaluates city streets and maintains them when the need arises. Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Lucy is as fundamentally chipper as a Disney princess, though a bit hornier and more proficient with weaponry when the need arises. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 Coleman said in the medical surgical unit, the nurse-to-patient ratio is crucial to quick care when the need arises. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023 The humane society and its animal control division are housed in the same building, at 2517 Littlestown Pike in Westminster, and act symbiotically, with animal control officers helping to clean cages and humane society workers helping to wrangle animals when the need arises. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2023 As an alternative to other electrolyte drinks for hangovers, electrolyte powder is easy to have on hand for when the need arises - so no more worrying about the morning after! Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2023 Articulate the benefits for the entire organization, and make sure to educate everyone on how to implement dynamic logging when the need arises to troubleshoot defects in production. Ilan Peleg, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 The band also uses an indoor gym when the need arises during morning practice. Dallas News, 29 July 2022 That can only happen if neighbors talk to neighbors and help one another out when the need arises. Matthew Ballinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022

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“When the need arises.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/when%20the%20need%20arises. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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