ordinary course of events

Translations
обычный ход событий
In the ordinary course of events, the meeting would have been over by now.
В обычном ходе событий встреча уже закончилась бы.
Definitions
The usual or expected sequence of occurrences in a given situation, without any extraordinary or unusual interruptions.
Words
course

noun
курс
event

noun
событие
ordinary

adjective
обычный