JUST IN CASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does just in case mean? 

• JUST IN CASE (adverb)
  The adverb JUST IN CASE has 1 sense:

1. if there happens to be need

  Familiarity information: JUST IN CASE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUST IN CASE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

If there happens to be need

Synonyms:

in case; just in case

Context example:

I have money, just in case

 Context examples 

The cells don't know if things are going to get better or worse, so they hold on to some survival molecules just in case.

(Cells Back from Brink of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

If you have to state a deadline for any communication project with Saturn in Capricorn, allow more time than you think you need, just in case.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Keep your schedule light, just in case, in the days that follow the new moon, January 24.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Just in case, at the start of the month, quietly start collecting résumés in case you suddenly need to recruit a strong candidate.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You may want to back up all your data and system preferences now just in case you do have problems.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)