1.
the usual; a predictable pattern; one's standard order
Something fixed, predictable, or routinely the same. Often refers to a familiar pattern (an お決まりのパターン) or, at restaurants and cafes, to a customer's regular order.
お決まりですか。
Have you decided (on your order)?
The polite-prefix form of 決まり (a fixed thing, a rule). The お adds politeness, but the word is used freely in casual speech and is not strictly honorific.
Common collocations
- お決まりですか: "Have you decided?" (restaurant staff to customer)
- お決まりのパターン: the usual pattern
- お決まりのコース: the standard / set course
- お決まりの台詞: a stock phrase; a predictable line
Usage
Often has a mildly humorous or affectionate tone when describing someone's predictable habits or sayings. "You always say that — お決まりだね."