automatic pilot
noun /ˌɔːtəmætɪk ˈpaɪlət/
/ˌɔːtəmætɪk ˈpaɪlət/
(also autopilot)
[countable, uncountable]Idioms - a device in an aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it
- The aircraft was set on automatic pilot.
Idioms
be on automatic pilot
- to do something without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before
- I got up and dressed on automatic pilot.