due course
At proper time
Due course refers to the normal or expected progression of events, typically appearing in the phrase in due course, meaning "at the appropriate time" or "when the proper steps have been completed." It suggests patience—things will happen, but only after necessary procedures or natural timing: You'll receive your refund in due course.
Legal contexts use due course of law for proper judicial proceedings.
- expectedRegarded as likely
- in good timeAt an appropriate moment
- all in good timePatience brings results
- passageSegment of text
- proceduralFollowing set steps
standard procedure · inevitable · timely · sequence · fullness of time · patience is a virtue · wait and see · matter of time · certainty · eventuality · anticipation · waiting · interval · duration · chronology · judicial · administrative · natural justice
- course
due courseimmediately
Without any pause
right away · at once · instantly · straightaway · now
due courseprematurely
Before proper time
ahead of schedule · precipitously · rashly · hastily · jumping the gun
due courseprematurely
Before proper time
ahead of schedule · irregularly · out of order · jumping the queue · cutting in line
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