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in case

Also, just in case . If it should happen that. For example, In case he doesn't show up, we have a backup speaker . The variant also is used without a following clause to mean simply “as a precaution,” as in I took an umbrella just in case . [c. 1400]
in case of ; in the event of . If there should happen to be. For example, Here is a number to call in case of an emergency , or In the event of a power failure, we'll have to shift our plans . Similarly, in that case means “if that should happen,” as in You're alone in the store? In that case I'll bring your lunch . The first usage dates from the early 1700s, the second (with event ) from about 1600, and the third from the mid-1800s. Also see in any case ; in no case ; in the case of .

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One of their neighbours, who did not want to be named, said she had chosen to stay with her daughter that night - just in case.

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Patience carries two umbrellas in case one breaks.

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If you do have to go out, you should avoid walking next to buildings, trees and the sheltered side of walls or fences, in case of collapse.

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Tuchel, in case we forget, was the first England manager to win his first three qualifiers without conceding a goal.

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It’s handy, for example, to be able to rely on your brain to remember the grocery list in case it gets lost.

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