all things being equal
all things being equal — idiom
1. if events continue in the usual or expected way, with no important change to the
if events continue in the usual or expected way, with no important change to the situation.
All things being equal, Minh will start the night shift in August.
sentence opener: all things being equal, + clause
The smaller shop should survive, all things being equal, until spring.
parenthetical use after a prediction
All things being equal, our family will choose the flat near school.
With no new injuries, Nkechi should finish first, all things being equal.
All things being equal, ticket prices should stay the same until next week.
- assuming nothing changes
plainer and more conversational
- other things being equal
a close formal alternative, common in comparisons
文法句型
all things being equal, + clause
clause, all things being equal
用法筆記
Usually placed at the start of a sentence or after a prediction to show that the result depends on conditions staying normal. It introduces an assumption rather than a certainty.