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.

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Continuous change management, continuous integration and continuous deployment are the order of the day. Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 With cost cutting the order of the day across all streamers, platforms are hungry for shows that deliver big audiences in the most affordable way possible. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Lower taxes, a lighter regulatory hand, less government spending and tariff wars are expected to be the order of the day once the inauguration comes on Jan. 20. Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024 Who exactly gets confirmed to what job may not yet be known, but this much looks more clear with each Trump appointment: internal purges, far more than anything overseas, will be the order of the day in Trump 2.0. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the order of the day 

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“The order of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20order%20of%20the%20day. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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