come to pass

present singular third person comes to pass · participle present coming to pass · past came to pass

1. idiomaticTo happen; to occur.

   And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

   1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8

   2 more examples

   I need the feel of your tender touch / Your smiling face that warms my heart so much / Sadness in my life will never come to pass / 'Cause within my heart I know it's got to last

   1974, Gloria Scott, “Just as Long as We're Together”

   A planning document produced in October 1984 said that Class 46 maintenance costs were soaring and rapid withdrawal would occur, and this came to pass by the end of the year.

   2021 June 30, David Clough, “Brush: a UK rail icon”, in RAIL, number 934, page 57

   Synonyms: transpire