in case of

in case of

1. If there should be.

   Take an umbrella in case of rain.

   In case of emergency, break glass.

   • 2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall : The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Time‎:

     Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.

• (if there should be): in the event of

• in case (conjunction)
• just in case

• “in case of”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “in case of”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• cafenios