Meaning of if, as and when | Babel Free
Definitions
In the event that the thing being discussed comes to pass.
informal, not-comparable
Examples
“1944, Thomas Reed Powell, letter to William O. Douglas, quoted in Melvin I. Urofsky (1989), '"Dear Teacher": The Correspondence of William O. Douglas and Thomas Reed Powell', Law and History Review 7(2), page 364, No one cares about what a judge thinks, if, as and when. All that counts is what he says.”
“The whole thing, Tyne decided, would make a nice problem to mull over in his old age -- if, as, and when.”
“We'll talk about appeals if, as and when.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.