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

But the relatively few who arrive on Spanish shores in smugglers’ boats dominate headlines and are routinely held up by far-right politicians and media as a sign of what’s wrong with the government’s stance. —Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025

But in real clinical settings, these safeguards routinely break down. —Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025

Trump has routinely attacked the Journal over its coverage of him and editorials it’s published in recent months pushing back on his trade and economic policies. —Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025

Also this week, Consumer Reports determined that Instacart routinely tests different prices for the same goods on its customers, 7-Eleven’s famous Japanese egg sandos have landed stateside, and more. —Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for routinely

• cleanly
• greenly
• keenly
• meanly
• queenly