in case

Speech parts

1. in case - Adverb

2. in case - Conjunction

if there happens to be need

Source: WordNet

just in case given either assuming barring lest if as long as provided granting providing only if admitting supposing presuming

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I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting. Ronald Reagan

God created a number of possibilities in case some of his prototypes failed - that is the meaning of evolution. Graham Greene

I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy. W. C. Fields

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. W. C. Fields

Collect promptly, pay slowly; who knows, in case of an accident, you'll pay nothing. Sicilian Proverb

Nicknames are used in case the Devil comes asking for you. Dominican Proverb