if things permit; under certain circumstances
A set phrase used to express that an action or outcome depends on how things develop; often implies a conditional or tentative plan.
Depending on how things go, we might postpone next month's trip.
Under certain circumstances, we'll have no choice but to change the plan.
Standard kanji spelling for this set phrase.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen in less formal writing.
A fixed expression combining 事 (thing, matter) and 次第 (depending on), literally 'by the thing and depending on circumstances'.