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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How to pee properly to avoid pelvic issues Your best bet is to let nature quite literally run its course.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
Deadline later reported that the writers felt his storyline had naturally run its course.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
Deadline later reported that the writers felt his storyline had naturally run its course.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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 19 Oct. 2025.
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