small if

Etymology
By comparison with big if.

Noun

 * 1) A likely condition.
 * 2) * 2020, Streetsblog, Thursday’s Headlines: Civic War Edition, Streetsblog NYC:
 * On Wednesday (see photo right), we reported our confusion about why Riders Alliance was tweeting negative things about a Wall Street Journal story that reported on a new lobbying group, the Campaign for New York’s Future, that sought to influence how our city is reshaped if (and that’s a big “if”) the COVID-19 pandemic passes.... The other huge story of the day is how deeply the MTA will be forced to cut service if (and that’s a small “if”) the federal government fails to provide any more relief funding.
 * 1) * 2020, Streetsblog, Thursday’s Headlines: Civic War Edition, Streetsblog NYC:
 * On Wednesday (see photo right), we reported our confusion about why Riders Alliance was tweeting negative things about a Wall Street Journal story that reported on a new lobbying group, the Campaign for New York’s Future, that sought to influence how our city is reshaped if (and that’s a big “if”) the COVID-19 pandemic passes.... The other huge story of the day is how deeply the MTA will be forced to cut service if (and that’s a small “if”) the federal government fails to provide any more relief funding.