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Does "sweep come" mean "come swiftly"?

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The idea for Warp Speed was hatched in early April, says the official, a scientist, who was given permission to discuss it with Science if his name was not used. “Looking around, it became clear that without a really heroic effort, none of the existing efforts to produce vaccine was going to lead us to have vaccine to prevent what looks increasingly like a second wave that could sweep come October, November,” he says. Warp Speed will have three separate “virtual teams” to address development, supply and manufacturing, and distribution, led by a “core team” of a few dozen experts from government, industry, and academia.

-from Science Magazine
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...ouse-s-america-first-push-coronavirus-vaccine
 
The phrase you're looking for is come October. It's a common and economical way to say "when October arrives".

You could rephrase the confusing part as "to prevent what looks increasingly like a second wave that could sweep in around October or November."
 
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What does "sweep" mean there?
 
Is "sweep come" proper in English?
 
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