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

Fifa said it was a "false and misleading" claim and that a decision on where to hold the final, with the tournament also hosted by Spain and Portugal, will be made "in due course".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

It comes after Burnham gave a speech saying he would be "pragmatic" about oil and gas and decisions on new drilling would be made "in due course".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Fatal Accident Inquiries are held in due course."

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Infantino said he had explained to Trump that "there was an ongoing legal process involving FIFA's independent judicial bodies and that the case would be decided in due course by the competent bodies".

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

At the moment, 94 had not been named, but in due course it would become known as plutonium.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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