metronomic

adjective

met·​ro·​nom·​ic ˌme-trə-ˈnä-mik 

variants or less commonly metronomical

ˌme-trə-ˈnä-mi-kəl 

1

: mechanically regular (as in action or tempo)

… the swimmer's arms lift and glide under the surface in a reliable metronomic cadence …

—Diana Nyad

2

medical : of, relating to, or being a drug or regimen of drugs administered in low doses at regular intervals over an extended period of time

metronomic chemotherapy

metronomically

ˌme-trə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of metronomic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Intense, aggressive and sharper with his metronomic quality, the 25-year-old has adapted quickly in pre-season, dominating central areas and scoring goals. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Every sport has moments of tension, but in tennis the anxiety is metronomic. — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

For a guy known for the metronomic performance of the core elements of his profession — hitting a baseball consistently hard and reaching base often — Yandy Diaz has shown a willingness to adapt and adjust. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Watching their metronomic thriller does more to suggest the arrival of a hyper-sexualized answer to the Coen brothers than the progeny of William Gibson or the progenitors of multiplex psychedelia. — Nick Newman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for metronomic

• anatomic
• antidromic
• astronomic
• autonomic
• cryptogamic
• diatomic
• economic
• ergonomic
• gastronomic
• monatomic
• psychonomic
• subatomic

Medical Definition

metronomic

adjective

met·​ro·​nom·​ic ˌme-trə-ˈnäm-ik 

: of, relating to, or being a drug or regimen of drugs administered in low doses at regular intervals over an extended period of time

metronomic cyclophosphamide

metronomic chemotherapy