predictable regularity

Frequency: 6.11.9 per million words

Used to describe something that happens so regularly it is easy to predict, often with a sense of boredom.

regularityADJECTIVE + regularity

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predictable

Examples (10)

  • The committee meetings unfolded with predictable regularity, each one a carbon copy of the last.
  • His complaints about the food arrived with predictable regularity every evening.
  • The rise and fall of the tides occurs with predictable regularity, offering no surprises.
  • The quarterly reports were delivered with predictable regularity, always containing the same figures.
  • She found the daily routine's predictable regularity somewhat comforting, yet also dull.
  • The arguments between the siblings broke out with predictable regularity during family dinners.
  • His late arrival became a pattern, occurring with predictable regularity.
  • The seasonal changes, while beautiful, happened with such predictable regularity that they eventually lost their novelty.
  • The old clock on the mantelpiece ticked with predictable regularity, marking the slow passage of time.
  • The company's annual budget cuts were announced with predictable regularity, much to the dismay of employees.