in the course of
prep. phr..prep. phr.. during a specific process or period of time. You use this to describe things that happen while something else is going on.
prep. phr.. a formal prepositional phrase used to indicate that an event or development occurs during the duration of a particular process or time frame.
In the course of the meeting, we discussed the new budget.
Many small businesses failed in the course of the economic recession last year.
In the course of his long and distinguished career, the professor published over twenty books and mentored hundreds of students.
usually followed by a noun representing a process, a period of time, or a series of events.
contrast with 'during'; 'in the course of' is more formal and often implies a natural progression or a longer, more complex process.
in course of the dayin the course of the daythe definite article 'the' is a fixed part of this phrase and cannot be omitted.