in the event

phrase

chiefly British

: as it turns out

Examples of in the event in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the city’s population of 1 million (and the concrete that comes with development), the levees just aren’t tall enough to give water a place to go in the event of a once-in-a-generation flood. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026

In Granda’s view, Kalshi would be able to quickly adapt in the event the Supreme Court rules against the company, in part by adopting a state licensing model. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

The companies offered more customer assurances in July, alongside more service protections that would enable customers to obtain temporary access to alternative rail services in the event of performance declines. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Decades ago, their militaries installed a telephone link to be used in the event of an emergency. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in the event

• misrepresent
• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• consent
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent