Br J Sociol. 2023;74:433–452. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/bjos 433 Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland Correspondence Łukasz Rogowski, Wydział Socjologii UAM, ul. Szamarzewskiego 89, 60-568 Poznań, Poland. Email: lukasz.rogowski@amu.edu.pl Funding information Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu; The research was funded within the competition “Research on COVID-19” from the funds of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Grant/Award Number: 28/2020 Abstract This paper shows how the metropolitan creative classes in Poland reacted to the changes in the organization of every- day life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially its temporality and rhythmicity. The pandemic and lockdowns reorganized previous ways of experiencing and manag- ing time. Based on our empirical research and research by other scholars, we have identified some of the most common disruptions of pandemic temporality. However, a vital element of the article is to specify how the social cate- gory we studied dealt with these disruptions. In doing so, we show that the response to the breakdown of the previ- ous order of everyday life was to restore a sense of stability actively. We were also interested in the possible, also nega- tive consequences of the findings for the social category under study. The empirical basis for the article are in-depth interviews conducted during the fourth phase of the ongo- ing research project [title anonymized], which began during the first weeks of the lockdown in Poland. KEYWORDS COVID-19, creative class, everyday life, rhythmicity, temporality RESEARCH MANUSCRIPT Facing arrhythmia. Reconstructing time in the pandemic by the metropolitan creative classes in Poland Marek Krajewski | Łukasz Rogowski | Maciej Frąckowiak DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.13007 Received: 19 July 2022 Revised: 10 February 2023 Accepted: 13 February 2023 Everyday life, the fundamental sphere of our existence (Berger & Luckmann, 2011; Kaufmann & Wakar, 2004; Schutz, 1972; and many others), not only defines who we are but also provides a sense of rootedness and security. Thus, it plays an essential role in regulating individual and collective behavior. The individual constructs everyday life as part of their activities, but always in interaction with others and with the broader social order, whose general © 2023 London School of Economics and Political Science.