order of the day

NOUN

lineup

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agenda business calendar record schedule slate

STRONG

affairs appointments arrangements bill bulletin card catalog chores curriculum details docket happenings index listing meetings memoranda plan plans preparations syllabus timetable

WEAK

necessary acts order of business order of events series of events things to do

NOUN

order of business

Synonyms

WEAK

agenda calendar docket frame lineup program of operation schedule schedule of operation schema things to be done time time scheme timetable to-do list

NOUN

program

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bill business curriculum plan schedule

STRONG

affairs appointments arrangements bulletin calendar card catalog chores details docket happenings index lineup listing meetings memoranda plans preparations record slate syllabus timetable

WEAK

necessary acts order of business order of events series of events things to do

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Right now in government, contingency planning is the order of the day.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

BEIJING—Just before 11 a.m. one recent morning, Xu Hui, a 35-year-old delivery driver, hopped on his motorbike to drop off his first order of the day from a milk tea store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Wait-and-see remains the order of the day, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Massive user experience changes without opt-outs have been the order of the day for at least the better part of a decade now.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Inside the bunker, cooperation is the order of the day.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

order of the day

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