in any event

Prepositional phrase

1. (idiomatic) At any rate: anyhow, regardless (emphasizing that a point doesn't matter or hardly matters).
   • Near-synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may
   • The product is duly prohibited by law, but in any event, it is still available on the black market.

   Synonyms:

   at all events, in any case, anyway, nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may

2. (idiomatic) At any rate: by any measure, any way one slices it, in every case, no matter what (emphasizing that a point matters so much that there is no case in which it does not matter).
   • You can grumble all you like, but in any event, you'd better be there at the appointed time.

   Synonyms:

   at all events, in any case, no matter what

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, event.
   • Kinetics might be described as a series of events, and in any event, there is some instant at which some change begins.