in any case

Idioms  

1. Also, at all events; in any event. No matter what happens, certainly; also, whatever the fact is, anyway. For example, In any case, I plan to go, or Call me tomorrow, at all events, or He may not be getting a raise, but in any event his boss thinks highly of him. In any case dates from the second half of the 1800s, at all events from about 1700, and in any event from the 1900s. For an antonym, see in no case.

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Example Sentences

Not only is it the moral thing to do, there’s just no way to predict the outcome of a war in any case.

From Salon

"Even if the EU abandons its proposed moratorium, it will in any case take several decades before new oil and gas activities in the Arctic begin production," said Karoline Andaur, the head of WWF Norway.

From Barron's

Though he takes a minute to upbraid her, they’re obviously the show’s binary system, and Decker is in any case a cheery sort who takes things in stride — even prison, seemingly.

From Los Angeles Times

National governments are unlikely to solve this problem, and in any case it plays out at a global scale.

From The Wall Street Journal

The drone had been stopped over 10 kilometres away from "the Charles de Gaulle, which in any case is fully ready to be completely protected, with every measure in place", she added.

From Barron's

Related Words

• consistently
• constantly
• continually
• forever
• regularly
• usually