in the event conjunction 1prepositional phrase 1 conjunction1 •If, in the event thatIn the event we meet the deadline, there will be free pizza for everyone. prepositional phrase1 •As things (have) turned out or are turning out; ultimately; in the end; eventually.I had also concluded that I should arrive […] in time for the afternoon services, but in the event I was in this also disappointed. — 1836