best-case

[best-keys]

adjective

1. being the best result that could be expected under the circumstances.

   The best-case scenario shows her winning the nomination easily.

Word History and Origins

Origin of best-case¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Now the chancellor's big choices are out there, what's the best-case scenario for Reeves and Starmer, and what's the worst that could happen next?

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“Even when we extrapolate the best-case scenario for chip production from our suppliers, it’s still not enough,” Musk said at the Nov. 6 annual meeting.

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“Even when we extrapolate the best-case scenario for chip production from our suppliers, it’s still not enough,” Musk said at the Nov. 6 annual meeting.

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“That would be the best-case scenario, because my mom and my sibs are geniuses, so if anyone can fix it, it’s them. And they have access to the brainpower of the GSC. Then again, my mom probably wouldn’t want to involve the GSC. Their decisions are too unpredictable.”

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“Okay, so that’s the best-case scenario,” said Gibby.

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