run its course

phrase

—used to say that something begins, continues for a time, and then ends

The disease usually runs its course in a few days.

Examples of run its course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But instead of directing Patel to respond appropriately to legitimate questions, Grassley let the hearing run its course. — David Wippman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

But providers and families should not have to wait for the administrative process to run its course if the underlying problem can be fixed now. — Nicolette Natale, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Rothfeld is right to ask whether anything is left after the demolition, and righter still to suggest that Cusk’s project has run its course. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

The political reform project that began in the 1990s has run its course. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for run its course

• counterforce
• intercourse
• nonrecourse
• reinforce
• watercourse
• bourse
• coarse
• force
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse