routinely

American  

[roo-teen-lee] / ruˈtin li /

adverb

1. regularly or habitually; as a matter of course.

   As a person raised and living in the South, I (and others around me) routinely say "please" when ordering in restaurants.

   Storm drains should be routinely cleaned and maintained to stay functional.

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Other Word Forms

• unroutinely adverb

Etymology

Origin of routinely

routine ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

He once dredged up 17 rings in a single day by sweeping the ocean bottom in a spot where tourists, well into their tequila sunrises, routinely launch themselves off catamarans, their fingers slick with sunscreen.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is difficult to know exactly how many people are living with long Covid in the UK, because official figures are no longer routinely published and fewer people are testing for the disease.

From BBC

Retailers routinely ship orders to neighborhood stores, where customers collect packages whenever it suits them.

From Barron's

Experts say the case for whether to routinely vaccinate teenagers against MenB is complicated.

From BBC

That the statue survived at all is exceptional: in antiquity, bronze was a valuable raw material routinely melted down for weapons, coins or everyday objects.

From Barron's

Related Words

• commonly
• consistently
• customarily
• frequently
• generally
• habitually
• normally
• occasionally
• often
• ordinarily
• regularly
• sometimes
• typically