in the great scheme of things

in the great scheme of things

In the long term; in the complete picture of something. I know you're worried about getting a bad grade on this test, but you're such a great student that I doubt it will matter in the great scheme of things. The little side stories are amusing, but they don't really connect to the great scheme of the series as a whole. Such hasty, reckless decisions will doom you in the great scheme of things.

See also: great, of, scheme, thing

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