in case

Idioms  

1. 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]

2. 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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Example Sentences

And in case you weren’t busy enough this year, you also judged the Booker Prize.

From Los Angeles Times

Fannie and Freddie don’t make mortgages themselves but buy them from lenders, wrap them into securities, and guarantee to make investors whole in case of default.

From Barron's

Fannie and Freddie don’t make mortgages themselves but buy them from lenders, wrap them into securities, and guarantee to make investors whole in case of default.

From Barron's

She was under pressure from European colleagues not to antagonise the US over Greenland, in case that impacts US support for Ukraine.

From BBC

Nato is a trans-Atlantic military group where allies are expected to go to each other's aid in case of external attacks.

From BBC