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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The best way to treat hand, foot, and mouth disease is by letting the disease run its course and easing discomfort associated with its symptoms.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Most of the time, a miscarriage that is incomplete at the time of diagnosis will run its course without further intervention.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 1 July 2024
After the initial attack, whooping cough will need to run its course, which can take months.
—Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024
Revenge is set in motion at the same time grief must run its course, with battle strategies and covert meetings intercut with gut-wrenching scenes mourning Rhaenyra’s son.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Most of the time, a miscarriage that is incomplete at the time of diagnosis will run its course without further intervention.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 1 July 2024
After the initial attack, whooping cough will need to run its course, which can take months.
—Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024
Revenge is set in motion at the same time grief must run its course, with battle strategies and covert meetings intercut with gut-wrenching scenes mourning Rhaenyra’s son.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
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