on the off chance

== English == === Alternative forms === on the off-chance === Etymology === From off chance. === Adverb === on the off chance Hoping that (something is the case), even if it is unlikely. ==== Usage notes ==== Can be followed by a subordinate clause introduced by that. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “on the off chance” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “on the off chance” (US) / “on the off chance” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “on the off chance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.