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

That no longer happens automatically: Multiple Listing Services rules have changed so that compensation for buyers’ agents is no longer required to be offered through listings.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Davies said the purpose was not to raise revenue but rather "to encourage people into the town - tourists especially - so that they know there will be a parking space for them".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

We’re suing the FTC so that it cannot continue this investigation.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

And two of the major chase scenes were designed so that what starts off as righteous somehow tilts toward being unjust.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

And another year passed and he grew blind and his thinking changed so that he was not always aware but still he was happy.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen