if so

idiom

: if that is the case
I might be late. If so, please start the meeting without me.

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Speak with your doctor about whether this is a good option and, if so, which type is best suited for you. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 3 Dec. 2025 The concern now is whether the CFP committee will let that loss count against them—and if so, what message does that send for the future? Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 And if so, what was that shift? Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025 And if so, who will be the artist this time? Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for if so

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“If so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20so. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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