Idiom idiom
in the course of
Meaning
during a specific process or period of time. You use this to describe things that happen while something else is going on.
Examples
“I found my old keys in the course of cleaning the room.”
“In the course of the meeting, the manager decided to change the project deadline.”
“In the course of his long career, the professor discovered several important facts about how the human brain processes complex information.”
Last updated April 22, 2026