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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Example Sentences

The BBC said further details on the show and when it would be broadcast would be "announced in due course".

From BBC

Further details about the scheme will follow "in due course", a government spokesperson told AFP.

From Barron's

The government has not given a time frame for the ban to come into effect, but said it is "committed" to banning the sport and will "set out next steps in due course".

From BBC

A Defra spokesperson said: "There is a range of government support and grants available to help land managers manage these impacts, and we will be setting out further measures in due course."

From BBC

He later said the military "took over power against its cherished beliefs", promising to "transfer power to the people in due course".

From Barron's

Related Words

• appropriately
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• proportionately
• respectively
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