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
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Meanwhile, at stage right … Further right on the French political spectrum, chaos was also the order of the day, often playing out on national TV screens.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN, 15 June 2024
Nerves and discombobulation are the order of the day.
—SELF, 11 June 2024
The recent epic drama between Kendrick Lamar and Drake may have made the brutal diss track trendy again, but in the pop realm, indirect shade-throwing seems to be the order of the day.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 1 June 2024
Go pintxos bar-hopping Tapas is more synonymous with Spanish culture—but this is the Basque Country, really, and pintxos are the order of the day here.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2023
Confrontation between the West and Russia has once again become the order of the day.
—M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Meaningful conversations are the order of the day.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024
Pub Broadcaster Collaboration Mutually beneficial collaboration was the order of the day at the third Meeting of Ibero-American Public Television Stations, hosted by RTVE.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 May 2024
Moving Day, the time to set the stage for the final round, unfolded on a perfect Saturday at the 88th Masters and ... imperfect golf became the order of the day.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
Joseph Ataman, CNN, 15 June 2024
Nerves and discombobulation are the order of the day.
—SELF, 11 June 2024
The recent epic drama between Kendrick Lamar and Drake may have made the brutal diss track trendy again, but in the pop realm, indirect shade-throwing seems to be the order of the day.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 1 June 2024
Go pintxos bar-hopping Tapas is more synonymous with Spanish culture—but this is the Basque Country, really, and pintxos are the order of the day here.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2023
Confrontation between the West and Russia has once again become the order of the day.
—M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Meaningful conversations are the order of the day.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024
Pub Broadcaster Collaboration Mutually beneficial collaboration was the order of the day at the third Meeting of Ibero-American Public Television Stations, hosted by RTVE.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 May 2024
Moving Day, the time to set the stage for the final round, unfolded on a perfect Saturday at the 88th Masters and ... imperfect golf became the order of the day.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
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