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

So that merger would have been a really good idea.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

So that Game 3 overtime win Friday in Houston was fun, huh?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

So that is unlikely to be affected dramatically.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

So that increases to $59,500 in year five, $65,905 in year 10 and $80,000 in year 20, and so on.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“We learned about that in science. Only living things eat! So that proves she was real!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix