formality

A few weeks back, that final looked like a bit of a formality for Celtic.

While Saudi Arabia's hosting appears to be a formality, the FA's support of the nation's bid will be controversial, given the kingdom's human rights record and discriminatory laws.

But this has seemed like a formality for more than a year.

Salah completed the formalities 12 minutes from time.

A bill's first reading is a formality, where Leadbeater read out its name in the Commons and a date was set for the next stage.