Run its course
Stop and run its course are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb phrase "Run its course".
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Run its course and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Run its course" instead a verb "Stop".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Lois just shrugs her shoulder and says "I'm gonna let this one run its course", knowing that the antics will eventually stop.
Source: Status Quo Is God -
This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself: When Otto and Peter finally tussle, Mayday begs Cosmic Spidey to stop it, but he states that this is something that must run its course.
Source: Comic Book / Spider-Verse
Cite this Source
Stop and Run its course. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_its_course/stop
Run its course & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_its_course/stop>.
Stop or Run its course. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_its_course/stop.
