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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And that Skylab had run its course but was now essentially abandoned. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Sep. 2025 Though the movies themselves were a surprise to fans who thought the historical drama had ended with its sixth season in 2015, the cast has insisted that, now, the story has finally run its course. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 The result is a compelling if not overly deep expose on a series that has run its course, thankfully for the health and well being of all. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025 Kazakhstan's unexpected population boom appears to have run its course, two decades after the former Soviet republic showed modernization doesn't always correlate with fewer children. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run its course

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“Run its course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20its%20course. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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