just as well

adv

1. Used to say that an occurrence, or situation, is not only fortunate, but that on the contrary, it could have been a lot worse; or that something that might at first seem bad is actually good because it could have been worse.

   “It's just as well you missed the train: it ended up crashing.”

   “Nothing is produced at Sellafield any more. Which was just as well, because I’d gone to Sellafield not to observe how it lived but to understand how it is preparing for its end.”

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see just, as well, as, well.

   “A paper cup will do (us) just as well.”