in the event of
idiom
: if (something) happens
In the event of rain , the ceremony will be held indoors.
I can call for help in the event of an emergency.
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Surrogates are sometimes unaware of the full risks or of their limited rights in the event of complications or contractual disputes.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The group keeps copies of its archive in locations around the world in the event of a fire or flood that could damage its servers.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
Watts and Ford even game-planned an entire Clown universe in the event of its success.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
The Shenzhou-21 taikonauts are still walking it, flying aboard the station without any safe means of getting away in the event of an emergency.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The group keeps copies of its archive in locations around the world in the event of a fire or flood that could damage its servers.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
Watts and Ford even game-planned an entire Clown universe in the event of its success.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
The Shenzhou-21 taikonauts are still walking it, flying aboard the station without any safe means of getting away in the event of an emergency.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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“In the event of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20event%20of. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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