English Dictionary

order of the day

noun

The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda. / The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate.

Efficiency is the order of the day in this company.

意味（1）

The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.

The order of the day for the House to resolve into a Committee of the whole, to take into further consideration, the petition of Ezekiel Hart, Esquire, being read.

意味（2）

The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate.

White tie and tails are the order of the day.

意味（3）

(military) The general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer.