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in due course

Idioms  

  1. Also, in due course of time; in due time; in time; all in good time. After an appropriate interval, in a reasonable length of time. For example, In due course we'll discuss the details of this arrangement, or In due time the defense will present new evidence, or You'll learn the program in time, or We'll come up with a solution, all in good time. Chaucer used in due time in the late 1300s, and the other usages arose over the next few centuries. However, also see in good time for another meaning.

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Following the verdicts, the Staffordshire councillor responsible for child services, Nick Lakin, said a council review of the case would be "published in due course".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The IEA Secretariat will provide further details of how this collective action will be implemented in due course.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The group’s secretariat will provide further details of how this collective action will be implemented in due course.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The announcement of a permanent group CFO will be made in due course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

It did indeed turn into the trusty guitar in due course, but not before it had cross-fertilised with another medieval instrument, the citole, whose chief successor in England was unhelpfully called the cittern.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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