for better or worse

• for better, for worse; for better or for worse

A traditional Christian marriage vow.

for better or worse

1. No matter what the future may hold (no matter whether it is good or bad).

   For better or worse, he’s the president.

   • 2022 August 24, Kevin Roose, “We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Fewer experts are confidently predicting that we have years or even decades to prepare for a wave of world-changing A.I.; many now believe that major changes are right around the corner, for better or worse.

• for good or ill
• in weal and woe
• sooner or later