Wiktionary
in the event
adv. As things turned out; ultimately; in the end.
Usage examples of "in the event".
If it should prove false, we shall consider ourselves at liberty to deem our paroles null and void, nor should sanctions be applied against us in the event we are captured in arms against your country.
It would have stated that in the event of Commodore Gahan becoming incapacitated Captain Ashton would assume command of the squadron.
He even had an explanation as to why he wanted the plans in the event that he was asked.
I did approach the Society, and, in the event, they were most courteous to me.
And there was the maxim in the Police Manual which took half a page to explain what the first duty of a police officer was in the event of discovering a fire.