just in case
fixed phr..fixed phr.. you say this when you do something to be safe or ready for a possible problem in the future.
fixed phr.. a prepositional phrase used as a conditional adjunct to indicate a precaution against a potential, though not certain, event.
I'll take an umbrella just in case.
I don't think it will rain, but I'm bringing a jacket just in case.
The hikers packed extra rations and a satellite phone just in case the weather took a turn for the worse during their ascent.
can be used at the end of a sentence or followed by a clause starting with 'it' or 'they'.
teach this as a 'precautionary' phrase; it often functions as a shortened version of 'just in case something happens'.
I'll bring it just in the case.I'll bring it just in case.the phrase is fixed and does not use the definite article 'the' between 'in' and 'case'.