in the event of —
• if — happens.
• "this will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident"
in the event
• as it turns (or turned) out.
• "he was sent on this important and, in the event, quite fruitless mission"
Similar:
as it turned out,
as it happened,
in the end,
as the outcome,
as a result,
as a consequence,
as an effect,
