off chance
See also: offchance and off-chance
English
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Noun
editoff chance (plural off chances)
- (idiomatic) A possibility that is not likely or probable.
- He submitted a job application on the off chance that nobody better would.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editpossibility that is not likely
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Further reading
edit- “off chance”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.