autopilot
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of autopilot
Example Sentences
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But such funds operate on autopilot, and they are constantly rebalancing to maintain the ratio of stocks and bonds that is supposedly appropriate for their various customers.
From MarketWatch
Before then, I was almost like on autopilot - game after game, recovery, game.
From BBC
Between deadlines, school runs and the constant "what's for dinner?" chat, even the best relationships can start running on autopilot.
From BBC
“They may be on autopilot that every action requires an action.”
From Barron's
"Since the ship's autopilot was engaged at the time, the autopilot compensated for this. No alarm notified the person on the command bridge about what had happened," the prosecution authority said.
From Barron's
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