run its course

idiom

—used to say that something begins, continues for a time, and then ends

The disease usually runs its course in a few days.

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The short-covering rally triggered by news on potential Russian sanction has run its course, Hansen said. —

Anushree Ashish Mukherjee, Reuters, 30 Oct. 2024 Scott Rosenberg Aug 7, 2024 - Technology End of the Google era A federal judge's historic decision Monday declaring Google a monopoly is the strongest sign yet that the Google Age of the internet has run its course. —

Ashley Gold, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024 In 1975, after his collaboration with Warhol had run its course, Morrissey lived for a short time in Los Angeles and set about to finance and make his own films. —

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024 By the time the court has devised a remedy and the appeals process has run its course, the search business will likely look very different. —

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