if (at all) possible
idiom
: if it can be done
Do your best to come home from work early, if (at all) possible.
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But her 2024 election to the Senate was, if possible, even more of a nail-biter.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
The highway patrol advises drivers to take it slow and avoid or delay travel if possible Wednesday.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Update your résumé and swap LinkedIn recommendations with co-workers if possible.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.
—Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
The highway patrol advises drivers to take it slow and avoid or delay travel if possible Wednesday.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Update your résumé and swap LinkedIn recommendations with co-workers if possible.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.
—Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
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“If (at all) possible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20%28at%20all%29%20possible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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