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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in due course

"A further hearing will be held in due course," a Met spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Saudi energy ministry said technical teams were assessing the pipeline’s integrity and that any new developments would be announced in due course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A spokesperson said the causes of death will be determined in due course.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Future management of the strait and a permanent solution will follow in due course," he wrote on X following talks in Tehran.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

This is not obvious to us because in due course classical discoveries came to be linked to the names of their discoverers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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