Words / I / Law

in due course

/ɪn djuː kɔːs/

B1CEFR level
22/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

Law phrase

At an appropriate but unspecified later time.

We will write to you again in due course, once counsel's advice has been received.

Similar: in the fullness of time

Topic: Legal register & letters in Legal English

Business phrase

At an appropriate time in the future, without committing to a specific date.

We'll circulate the full report in due course, once the figures have been audited.

Similar: in time, at the appropriate juncture

Topic: Business email & meetings in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

Get words like in due course on your lock screen, a few a day, with review that makes them stick.

Download on the App Store Lexfall puts a new word on your home and lock screen through widgets, so you learn without opening an app. Free to download. After a free trial, a subscription unlocks every field. Built for iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.
QR code that opens Lexfall on the App Store
On a computer?Scan with your iPhone camera.

More law words: Legal register & letters