Idiom
in any case and in any event
Theme: REGARDLESS
no matter what happens.I intend to be home by supper time, but in any case by eight o'clock.In any event, I'll see you this evening.
Idiom
in any event
whatever happens.I hope to meet her this afternoon, but in any event I have to return home tomorrow.
Usage notes: the same meaning can also be expressed by at (the very) least, come hell or high water, come what may, and either way
Related vocabulary: one way or the other