routinely
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
happening often or as a standard part of a job or life.
occurring as a matter of regular procedure or established custom.
Simple“The hospital routinely tests all new patients for the virus.”
In context“The software routinely backs up all user data to a secure cloud server every hour to prevent accidental loss.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
doing something just because it is a habit, sometimes without thinking about it.
performed in a mechanical or perfunctory manner, often as a result of repetition.
Simple“He routinely checked his phone for messages every few minutes.”
In context“The clerk routinely stamped the documents without actually reading the information they contained.”
UsageOften carries a slightly negative connotation of being bored or unthinking.
SynonymsAntonyms
“Government officials say they routinely plan for all possible scenarios.”
“Researchers showed that unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between WiFi devices and routers can be used to create radio-based images of people and recognize them within seconds.”
From routine + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.