as the need arises

idiom

: when it is necessary to do so
Jobs will be created as the need arises.

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Translation business must be prepared to quickly respond in any language as the need arises. Irene Agnew, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 High-value organizations must establish plans to become crypto-agile, ready to switch from one encryption method to another as the need arises. Jason McNutt, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 The academies are scheduled as the need arises, Kanipe said. Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2021 Akin to adding a mixologist skill to Amazon Alexa, employees who work day to day with documents and processes can add new documents skills to fill an immediate need to automate, capture and connect data to their processes as the need arises. Anthony MacCiola, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021

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“As the need arises.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20the%20need%20arises. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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