English-French translations for order of the day

• ordre du jour
  "Laissez passer les poids lourds", tel est l’ordre du jour. ‘Road clear for free lorries’ is the order of the day.
  Une action rapide est à l'ordre du jour depuis l'apparition de cet agent pathogène. Rapid action has been the order of the day since this pathogen emerged.
  Tel est l'ordre du jour, et voilà ce à quoi notre peuple doit faire face. These are the order of the day and this is what our people have to face.

Definition of order of the day

• The business to be done by a body on a particular day; an agenda
• The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate

Examples

• White tie and tails are the order of the day.

Related words

• order of operations
• order of magnitude
• order of precedence
• order of battle
• order of succession
• order of knighthood
• Order of Australia
• order of business
• Order of Saint Benedict