in any case

Prepositional phrase

1. (idiomatic) Regardless (of an aforementioned point).
   • Who knows how many more inches of snow will fall tonight, but in any case, we can expect to be doing a lot of shoveling tomorrow.
   • Who knows how many more inches of snow will fall tonight, but in any case, let's go to bed.

   Synonyms:

   whatever the case may be, anyhow, anyway, at any rate, in any event, at all events, regardless

2. (idiomatic) Any way one slices it (emphasizing that a point is important no matter what).
   • In any case, there are never fewer than two guards on duty here.

   Synonyms:

   whatever the case may be, at any rate, by any measure, in any event, at all events

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, case.
   • Their most popular product, an assortment of ales, is packaged such that there are always at least two bottles of India pale ale in any case.
   • It is not clear that this particular legal question has ever been a determining factor in any case to date.