If all is OK

[Eien]

Hi,

Is it correct to say "If all is OK, you can..." or is this not very idiomatic? If this expression is correct, is it considered casual/informal?

Thanks.

 

[Florentia52]

Please give us the complete sentence, and explain the situation in which you would use it.

 

[Eien]

Please give us the complete sentence, and explain the situation in which you would use it.

For the complete sentence, this is one possible example: If all is OK, we can finalize the purchase.

In this case, my main question is if "If all is OK" is accepted to mean "If everything is OK/goes well."

For a context about formality, it could be something like a formal email.

 

[Florentia52]

I wouldn’t use “OK” — or even “okay” — in a formal email.

 

[anthox]

I agree. I think in a formal email, you’d be better off with, “If everything is in order, we can…” Or perhaps, “If everything checks out, we can…” I might even use, “If everything looks good, we can…”, though this is a bit more informal.

 

[dojibear]

Is it correct to say "If all is OK, you can..." or is this not very idiomatic?

I think it isn't idiomatic because "all" is too general. What does "all" mean? Everything in the universe?

If all is OK, we can finalize the purchase.

Meaning: you are asking about any problems with this transaction.

For that, the suggestions in post #5 are idiomatic. "Everything" works better than "all", for this reason:

"Everything" expands to (implies) "everything about this transaction", which is idiomatic.
"All" expands to (implies) "all about this transaction", which is not idiomatic.

In addition to the suggestions in post #5, it is also idiomatic to say:

-- If there aren't any problems, we can...
-- If nobody sees a problem, we can...

 

[Eien]

Thank you all so much for the replies