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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Uncertainty is clearly the order of the day (Trump vs Zelenskyy, DOGE’s actions to terminate thousands of federal jobs, the imposition of tariffs beginning March 5th).
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Robert Barone, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Creative collaborations between couples also are the order of the day.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Dissension, division and disunity are the order of the day.
—Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
The story takes place in what seems to be the 1920s, among folks for whom free love is the order of the day, even when inducing fainting, fits of screaming and accidental death.
—Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Robert Barone, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Creative collaborations between couples also are the order of the day.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Dissension, division and disunity are the order of the day.
—Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
The story takes place in what seems to be the 1920s, among folks for whom free love is the order of the day, even when inducing fainting, fits of screaming and accidental death.
—Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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 Apr. 2025.
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