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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For now, the team plays their games at Sutter Health Park, a minor league field in Sacramento, while the transition to Las Vegas continues to run its course.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Nonetheless, there is the sense that this phase of the project has run its course, that PSG is not going to get any more famous.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
History shows time and again that in times like these, countries that embrace a tech revolution and allow creative destruction to run its course win over societies that try to protect themselves from the change.
—Victor Erukhimov, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In states such as Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, and California, nature is now being allowed to run its course to protect wildlife and protect against storms.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Nonetheless, there is the sense that this phase of the project has run its course, that PSG is not going to get any more famous.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
History shows time and again that in times like these, countries that embrace a tech revolution and allow creative destruction to run its course win over societies that try to protect themselves from the change.
—Victor Erukhimov, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In states such as Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, and California, nature is now being allowed to run its course to protect wildlife and protect against storms.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
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“Run its course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20its%20course. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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