Idiom
new normal
Meaning
A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Working from home is the new normal for many people.”
“After the company changed its entire management structure, employees had to accept this new normal as the standard way of doing business.”
“The rapid shift toward digital interaction has become the new normal, fundamentally altering how society communicates and conducts its daily affairs.”
Examples
simple
“Working from home is the new normal for many people.”
contextual
“After the company changed its entire management structure, employees had to accept this new normal as the standard way of doing business.”
complex
“The rapid shift toward digital interaction has become the new normal, fundamentally altering how society communicates and conducts its daily affairs.”
Origin
From new + normal.
Key words
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