par for the course UK /ˈpɑː fə ðə ˈkɔːs/US /ˈpɑɹ fɚ ðə ˈkɔɹs/ adjective1 •Normal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).It took a long time to finish, but that's par for the course on a project like this. formsmore par for the course · most par for the course