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in due course

Idioms  

  1. Also, in due course of time; in due time; in time; all in good time. After an appropriate interval, in a reasonable length of time. For example, In due course we'll discuss the details of this arrangement, or In due time the defense will present new evidence, or You'll learn the program in time, or We'll come up with a solution, all in good time. Chaucer used in due time in the late 1300s, and the other usages arose over the next few centuries. However, also see in good time for another meaning.

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“We will provide the information in due course.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A broadcast date for the final series will be announced in due course.

From BBC

An oversight board will now consider the situation, the spokeswoman added, and the chief statistician will provide an update in due course.

From BBC

Nabu gave no further details on Galuschenko's arrest, but said it would provide updates in due course.

From BBC

"We have lost time. And we will have to lose more in due course, while Rowan and Jonn dry their clothes. Which are"—he held his nose—"rather in need of attention, in my opinion."

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