off chance
–noun
| See at chance (def. 17). |
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off chance
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| off chance
n. A remote or slight chance: The sun was shining, but I brought an umbrella on the off chance that it might rain. |
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ˌoff-ˈchance noun
a slight chance
Example: We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.
See also: badly, well off, be off with you!, off-colour, off-white, offhand, offshore, offside, in the offing, off, off and on / on and off, the off season, "off chance" in any languageExample: We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.
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