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 Just Like That, the relationship now appears to have run its course — again.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 30 July 2025
The mayor of a Florida city where a viral video was recorded showing an officer punching a male driver in the face during a traffic stop has described the incident as disturbing and called on due process to run its course.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
Because the Supreme Court explicitly reserved judgment on the legal questions until the litigation can run its course, this court will not upend its own analysis on the basis of a procedural order that fails to address Humphrey's Executor or the FTC.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
But by coincidence, fate or the shrewd (and very unlikely) influence of the series’ showrunners, McBee’s sentencing has been pushed back a couple of months and won’t happen until Season 2 has run its course.
—Mike Hendricks
july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 30 July 2025
The mayor of a Florida city where a viral video was recorded showing an officer punching a male driver in the face during a traffic stop has described the incident as disturbing and called on due process to run its course.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
Because the Supreme Court explicitly reserved judgment on the legal questions until the litigation can run its course, this court will not upend its own analysis on the basis of a procedural order that fails to address Humphrey's Executor or the FTC.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
But by coincidence, fate or the shrewd (and very unlikely) influence of the series’ showrunners, McBee’s sentencing has been pushed back a couple of months and won’t happen until Season 2 has run its course.
—Mike Hendricks
july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
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“Run its course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20its%20course. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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