From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe inevitablethe inevitableCERTAINLY/DEFINITELYa situation that is certain to happen One day the inevitable happened and I got a speeding ticket. → inevitable
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the inevitable• It's time they accepted the inevitable and got a divorce.• Week after week the papers were full of revelations about the minister's alleged corrupt dealings, until eventually he bowed to the inevitable and resigned.• Dinner started with the inevitable chicken soup.• In the subway I got cornered by the inevitable drunkard wanting to give me some advice.• One day the inevitable happened and I got a speeding ticket.• It was a typical student's room with the inevitable Van Gogh print on the wall. 