run its course
idiom
—used to say that something begins, continues for a time, and then ends
The disease usually runs its course in a few days.
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Punk, a beloved babyface, doesn’t need Heyman while Reigns’ pairing with Heyman has run its course.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
That will run its course over the next two or three months.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
Spotting a double-bottom pattern On the 6-month daily chart of SPY, an ETF that tracks the S & P 500, there’s a clear, objective pattern that can help determine whether the recent sell-off has run its course—it’s known as the double bottom pattern.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
The new course of the Zegna brand began in January 2021, as Sartori acknowledged that traditional formalwear had run its course.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
That will run its course over the next two or three months.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
Spotting a double-bottom pattern On the 6-month daily chart of SPY, an ETF that tracks the S & P 500, there’s a clear, objective pattern that can help determine whether the recent sell-off has run its course—it’s known as the double bottom pattern.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
The new course of the Zegna brand began in January 2021, as Sartori acknowledged that traditional formalwear had run its course.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Run its course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20its%20course. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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