if so

idiom

: if that is the case
I might be late. If so, please start the meeting without me.

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If not, workers can be dismissed; if so, they are brought on as full-time employees with protections. Brian Witte, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 Can a big, important country that has a major reserve currency like the U.S. go broke—and, if so, what would that look like? Ray Dalio, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025 What the maneuvering did, however, was get the Heat below the first apron of the luxury tax and therefore eligible, if so desiring, to sign any player off the buyout market. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025 The other option would be to use Licor 43 or some other vanilla liqueur—if so, substitute 0.75 oz. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for if so 

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“If so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20so. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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