if so

idiom

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

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Will the Starship program ever see success – and if so when? Sara Webb, Space.com, 22 June 2025 Still, the seriousness of the reports involving exempted drugs did not galvanize the agency to investigate, leaving the public and the government with no way of knowing whether people were being harmed and, if so, how many. Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 The Marc Lore-Alex Rodriguez era could potentially start with a blowup in their face, rather than a bang, if so. Zach Harper, New York Times, 17 June 2025 One of the officials cited the Nimitz, which was in the Indo-Pacific at the time, as well as USS George Washington, which had just left its port in Japan, as assets the Navy could possibly surge to the Middle East if so ordered. Danielle Wallace , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 16 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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