just in case

Idioms

see in case, def. 1.

Example Sentences

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"We're going to support that effort – we're going to provide video footage that we're aware of, just in case they haven't got everything," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

So would it have been worth it to own more energy all along, just in case?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Like, just in case someone’s dawdling, or being careless about where they’re dumping snow.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

I’ve named my high school in Hawaii as my sole beneficiary at my two brokerages, just in case anything happens to me.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

And just in case Dad isn’t catching what Scoob’s throwing, he adds, “I wanted to leave with her.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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