run its course

1. Proceed to its logical or natural conclusion, as in The doctor said the cold would probably run its course within a week. This idiom employs course in the sense of “an onward movement in a particular path.” [Second half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

But the euphoria was short-lived as warnings grow that the tech-led rally across equities -- which has seen several markets hit records and companies clock eye-watering capitalisations -- may have run its course, and a correction could be in hand.

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With Autumn, Ama, and Woo crouched behind it, I know that my phone.a-friend technique has run its course.

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Susan Del Percio, a political strategist and analyst based in New York, said Schumer’s career “has run its course.”

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“I have voluntarily cooperated with the U.S. Department of Justice in their investigation, and will continue to do so. As California’s former Attorney General, I fully comprehend the importance of allowing this investigation and legal process to run its course through our justice system.”

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The machinery of band life had run its course.

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