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In due course

Meaning in business english, with examples

phraseCommon term

In business english, in due course means: At the appropriate later stage, without specifying an exact date.

In Turkish: zamanı geldiğinde, ilerleyen süreçte

How it is used

Used in formal announcements and replies when the sequence is known but the date is not given. It does not promise an immediate response.

Example sentences

  1. We will announce the new reporting lines in due course, after the consultation has finished.

    The consultation must finish first, but the sentence does not give a calendar date.

  2. Your application has been received, and the committee will contact you in due course.

    Receipt is confirmed now, while the timing of the next contact remains unspecified.

Common collocations

  • respond in due course
  • announce in due course
  • dueExpected or required to happen, arrive or be finished at a particular time; also used for payments that must be made by a certain date.
  • timelineA plan that shows when each stage of a project or process will happen, or the total time available to complete it.

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