run its course
idiom
—used to say that something begins, continues for a time, and then ends
The disease usually runs its course in a few days.
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There’s a sense inside Israel that the war in Gaza has pretty much run its course.
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Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Stocks bounced back Friday, but that doesn’t mean the volatility has run its course or that the market won’t enter a correction of 10% or more.
—CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Enough time to be fond of it but also to let this idea run its course.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
For instance, this could mean treating a seizure, a migraine, or in my son's case, letting the flu run its course.
—Lindsey Getz, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Stocks bounced back Friday, but that doesn’t mean the volatility has run its course or that the market won’t enter a correction of 10% or more.
—CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Enough time to be fond of it but also to let this idea run its course.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
For instance, this could mean treating a seizure, a migraine, or in my son's case, letting the flu run its course.
—Lindsey Getz, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Run its course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20its%20course. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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