Taking that into consideration; if that was, is, or will be what happens. A: "Tonya said she won't be able to make the meeting tomorrow." B: "Well, in that case, we'd better reschedule it for sometime early next week." A: "I'm afraid we've already exhausted the funds from our initial investment." B: "Yikes. OK, in that case, we'll need to see if we can find another investor."