routine
[noun]
Synonyms:
- procedure, custom, method, order, pattern, practice, programme
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- usual, customary, everyday, habitual, normal, ordinary, standard, typical
- boring, dull, humdrum, predictable, tedious, tiresome

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Related Idioms: the beaten path, the drab monotony of habit
Related Words: squirrel cage, drill

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English Thesaurus: normal, ordinary, average, standard, routine, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. rou‧tine1 W3 /ruːˈtiːn/ noun
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Old French route; ⇒ route1]

1. [uncountable and countable] the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do:
John’s departure had upset their daily routine.
Try to get into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things).
my daily exercise routine
Dressing is a task which we do every day as a matter of routine (=done regularly and not unusual).

2. [countable] a set of movements, jokes etc that form part of a performance:
a dance routine

3. [countable] technical a set of instructions given to a computer so that it will do a particular operation
—routinize /ruːˈtiːnaɪz, ˈruːtiːnaɪz/ verb [transitive] American English

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. rou‧tine2 /ˌruːˈtiːn◂/ adjective

1. happening as a normal part of a job or process:
You mustn’t worry. These are just routine enquiries.
routine maintenance work
a routine operation

2. ordinary and boring
routine jobs/tasks
routine tasks such as washing up

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

routine
noun
ADJ. fixed, set | inflexible, rigid, strict | dull, humdrum, monotonous | familiar, normal, old, regular, usual | daily, day-to-day | domestic, exercise, school, work
VERB + ROUTINE establish, get into, settle into It took me a week to settle into a routine.
follow, go through We go through the same old routine every morning.
break, change, vary
PHRASES a change from the/in/of routine The children were confused by the change of routine.
a matter of routine Bags of all visitors to the museum are searched as a matter of routine.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

routine

sb’s daily routine
Make exercise part of your daily routine.
sb’s normal/usual/regular routine
Although he'd gone, I continued with my normal routine.
sb’s morning routine
His morning routine started with a cup of tea followed by a shower.
the old routine
I get sick of the same old routine day after day.
a familiar routine
Cats and dogs like a familiar routine.
get (somebody) into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things, or make someone do this)
Try to get your baby into a routine.
slip/fall/settle into a routine (=get into a routine without making any difficulty)
The team slipped quickly into a routine.
break a routine (=do something different)
Bella didn’t break her routine for anyone.
disrupt/upset sb’s routine
She disliked things that disrupted her routine.
a matter of routine
This briefing is a matter of routine whenever a new minister takes office.
a break from routine (=a change)
I needed a break from routine.
routine maintenance
The system will be shut down overnight for routine maintenance.
routine work
We need more junior staff to help out with the routine work.
a routine operation/procedure (=medical operation)
Many routine operations had to be cancelled.
a routine check
Police stopped the vehicle for a routine check.
routine monitoring/screening/inspection
the routine screening of milk for contamination

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