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

The same is true at clothing stores, where retailers routinely mark down inventory up to 80% to clear the aisles for new products. —Hemant K. Bhargava, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026

All of them routinely appear in gold medal counts and professional blind tastings. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

For more than 20 years, Fritz & Franz has been a destination for soccer fans, with fans routinely gathering in the plaza to watch international tournaments, a tradition that now appears to be ending. —Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 23 May 2026

If dermoscopy isn’t used routinely during a skin exam, lesions like this are easy to overlook. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for routinely

• cleanly
• greenly
• keenly
• meanly
• queenly