routinely

adverb

rou·​tine·​ly rü-ˈtēn-lē 

ˈrü-ˌtēn-

: as a matter of regular occurrence

Airlines routinely sell tickets to more people than the plane can seat, counting on several people not to arrive.

—Andrew Victor

… he routinely slept with one arm dangling off the side of his bed and his feet kicked free of the sheets.

—Holly Black

Examples of routinely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Silver said players routinely use wearable devices off the court to monitor everything from sleep to physical performance, but concerns remain over how data collected during games could be used by teams. — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

Tortoises routinely seek shade under dense bushes, vanish into mangroves, or shelter from the scorching equatorial sun. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

There were no cognitive tasks researchers routinely go for in brain studies, but there was a purpose behind this omission. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

The team was blessed in absentia by Pope Leo XIV and routinely wanded by the wizard. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for routinely

• cleanly
• greenly
• keenly
• meanly
• queenly