when the occasion arises

when the occasion arises
if/when/the occasion arises phrase
if when a particular situation happens

If the occasion arises, I’ll ask for your help.

Thesaurus: words used to describe situations and circumstanceshyponym general words for situations and circumstancessynonym
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  • occasion — I UK [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms occasion : singular occasion plural occasions *** 1) [countable] a time at which something happens on one occasion (= once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on this occasion: I ll let you… …   English dictionary

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