the order of the day

noun phrase

: a characteristic or activity that is common during a particular period of time or in a particular situation

Change was very much the order of the day in that time in our country's history.

At the resort's outdoor café, bathing suits and sandals are the order of the day.

Examples of the order of the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Multitasking was the order of the day Saturday with Bears-Browns, Cubs-Cardinals and White Sox-Tigers games all competing for Chicago's eyeballs on screens of all sizes. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

In the default tuning, however, booming bass is the order of the day for the Nothing Ear (3a). — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

One attendee was decked out in a T-shirt featuring a bug-eyed alien playing electric guitar, but for everyone else in the room, business attire was the order of the day. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

The short pieces give older, traditional TV viewers something different to watch, and can also fit in well in digital venues, where shorter form content is the order of the day. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

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