new normal

American  

[noo nawr-muhl, nyoo] / ˈnu ˈnɔr məl, ˈnyu /

noun

1. a current situation, social custom, etc., that is different from what has been experienced or done before but is expected to become usual or typical.

   We are facing a new normal that includes raging forest fires and prolonged drought.

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Etymology

Origin of new normal

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

I came to Minneapolis to understand what it looks like when a city organizes not around a single protest or flashpoint, but around a daily pattern of federal enforcement that residents describe as their new normal.

From Slate

You probably don’t realize it because you’re still processing the emotional fallout from this event, but it can take a while for you to recalibrate and adjust to the new normal.

From MarketWatch

It is his new normal, along with the daily blackouts, the failing healthcare system, the trash piled high along the streets, and his aching joints from the mosquito-borne illnesses that have plagued the island.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Those costs aren’t going down. They are just not increasing as rapidly as they were,” Passmore said, later adding, “in terms of the cost to repair new vehicles, this is probably the new normal.”

From MarketWatch

Stocks, in fact, have reacted well to the bond market’s new normal.

From Barron's