collective habit
noun phraseUK /kəˈlɛk.tɪv ˈhæb.ɪt/
US /kəˈlɛk.tɪv ˈhæb.ɪt/
A collective habit is something a whole group of people do again and again without thinking much about it.
Wearing shoes inside the house is a collective habit in many families.
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2. A pattern of behavior that a community follows so often that it feels normal.
Recycling every week became a collective habit in the neighborhood.
3. A repeated action done by a team or group working together.
The team's collective habit of checking in each morning keeps everyone on track.
4. A way of acting that spreads through a society over time.
Checking phones at dinner turned into a collective habit across the country.