routinely

Regularly, as a normal or expected part of what happens.

• We routinely check the water quality.
• Patients are routinely asked about their allergies.
• The software routinely saves a copy of your work.

Similar words: regularly, usually, normally

Opposites: occasionally

Common phrases: routinely check something, routinely test something, routinely used

By habit, without giving much thought or attention to what you are doing.

• He routinely nodded without really listening.
• She routinely ticked the boxes, barely reading the questions.
• They repeated the checks routinely, giving each one little thought.

Similar words: automatically, mechanically, by habit

Opposites: thoughtfully

Common phrases: routinely tick boxes, routinely repeat something, routinely answer someone