will pass

idiom

: to be acceptable
The work isn't perfect, but it will pass.

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The air is also in motion, so from moment to moment, the starlight will pass through different parcels on its way to your eye or your detector, shifting position each time, usually randomly because of the air’s turbulent motion. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025 Usually, importers will pass costs on to consumers via higher prices, which means that American shoppers will often bear the financial brunt. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 Most insiders think the laws will pass before Trump’s term ends. Mark Lurie, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 An in-universe year will pass between every episode block, each of which will span three days in the lives of the show's central characters. Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for will pass

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“Will pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/will%20pass. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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