so that

Idioms  

1. In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .

2. With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .

3. so ... that . In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it . All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so , as in I stopped so you could catch up , or Mail it now so it will arrive on time .

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Example Sentences

Following Warsh’s instinct to its natural conclusion would mean ending interest on reserves and allowing banks to trade reserves with one another again, so that a market sets the price of overnight money.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Recess can provide a low-demand break so that new information can stabilize before the next lesson begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Ultimately, the hardware and software will come together so that everything that can be done on a smartphone can be done on these glasses.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Before Callais, courts used a disparate-impact analysis that militated toward concentrating minority voters so that they could elect representatives based on their share of the population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

With front legs shaking, Handsome forced himself to take another step so that now he straddled two rocks, with his belly hanging over the water that rushed between them.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el