so that

Idioms  

1. In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .

2. With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .

3. so ... that . In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it . All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so , as in I stopped so you could catch up , or Mail it now so it will arrive on time .

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Example Sentences

Two of the methods involved thawing the fruit, removing the peel and seeds, blending the pulp and then letting it sit in a sealed container for a couple of hours so that alcohol could move into the air above the pulp.

From Science Daily

During the following summer, Maro returned to Ngogo to collect urine from chimps while they slept in trees, a difficult task that required an umbrella, so that he could test for alcohol metabolites using kits similar to those used in some U.S. workplaces.

From Science Daily

Juan Carlos said he wrote the memoirs so that young people "can learn about the recent history of your country without distortions, told by someone who lived through the transition at first hand".

From Barron's

"AI material should be clearly labelled as such so that the public may choose whether they consume AI material or not," the statement continued.

From BBC

Over the course of several conversations, I told Byers that we had to do what I called a “preinterview” before I came to St. Louis with a camera crew so that I could formulate a series of pointed questions that would make the best use of his time and my resources.

From Slate