run its course

Instead, the election revealed that America’s political realignment is just about settled and that the neoliberal project, as we know it, has run its course.

Despite Atomic Kitten's protests, the magic may have run its course.

“I realized that the military side of the struggle had run its course,” Mr. McCann said.

“Sometimes tokenism has run its course. I don’t want to just be that person,” he said.

According to her, she and Allen both agreed the series had run its course — the ratings had dwindled and Thomas, a fan favorite among younger viewers, had exited the series at the top of the eighth season.