in case
conj/ɪn ˈkeɪs/
Etymology From Middle English [Term?].
1
To allow for the possibility that.
- I'll take an umbrella, in case it rains.
- I’ve bought a chicken in case grandpa should stay to dine.
1 more example
- Many's the day I've spent by the phone in case you called.
- In case you need me, I'll be home all day.
- Whenever tempted to resume my sex, I was invariably met with the thought — what then? […] The chances were but few in case I resumed my other character, that I would be able to command the amount necessary for their [her children's] support.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 17:
- Synonyms
- in the event
- Related terms
- in case of, in the event that, just in case, lest