due course
Regular or appropriate passage or occurrence
Let us be cleared / Of being tyrannous, since we so openly / Proceed in justice, which shall have due course, / Even to the guilt or the purgation.
ADJ.
failed, firm, heavy, huge, increasing, intense, later, little
The heavy due diligence process delayed our merger by several months.
VERB + DUE
called, commence, give, meet, postponed, project, rates, rent
The project was postponed due to unexpected budget cuts and staffing issues.
DUE + NOUN
bills, course, friday, office, weeks
My rent bills are due on the first of every month.
PREP.
about, in, in, off
The flight was delayed about two hours due to bad weather.
ADV.
nearly
The flight was nearly due to arrive when we got to the airport.