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

"Parents of children born before May 2015 should be aware that their child will not have been routinely offered the MenB vaccine and are encouraged to speak to their GP for advice."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The DOJ routinely declines to prosecute cases for any number of reasons, including insufficient evidence or because a case is not a priority for enforcement.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Nicolas Krusek routinely shows “Ballet Reign” episodes in his classes for adults on ballet history at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Both Kalshi and Polymarket’s U.S. entity are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a tiny federal agency that has little experience overseeing markets where ordinary investors routinely trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Hundreds of little things get done, reliably and routinely every day, without anyone’s seeming to do them.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Related Words

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