routine

/ru:'ti:n/
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routine

Her morning routine includes making coffee and watering the plants.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A regular, fixed way of doing things: A sequence of actions or procedures that are followed regularly, often automatically.
    • A set sequence in a performance or computer program: In entertainment, a short, rehearsed act. In computing, a sequence of instructions for a specific task.

  2. Adjective:

    • Ordinary and regular: Describing something that is typical, habitual, and not special or unusual.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • My morning routine includes coffee and reading the news.
    • The comedian performed a hilarious stand-up routine.
    • The software engineer debugged a faulty routine in the code.

  • Adjective:

    • The investigation was just a routine check.
    • It was a routine day at the office, with no surprises.
Advanced Usage

  • "As a matter of routine": Done as a standard procedure, without needing special consideration.

    • Passports are checked as a matter of routine at the border.

  • "To break the routine": To do something different from one's usual habits.

    • We went on a trip to break the monotony of our daily routine.
Variants and Related Words

  • Routinely (adverb): In a routine manner; regularly.

    • The equipment is routinely inspected for safety.

  • Routinize (verb): To make something into a routine; to establish a regular procedure for.

    • The manager sought to routinize the reporting process.
Synonyms
  • Procedure (noun): An established or official way of doing something.
  • Habit (noun): A regular practice or tendency.
  • Ordinary (adjective): With no special or distinctive features; normal.
Related Phrases

  • Daily grind: A tedious, monotonous routine (often used negatively).

    • He was tired of the daily grind at the factory.

  • Set in one's ways: Having fixed, unchangeable habits or routines.

    • My grandfather is very set in his ways and follows the same routine every day.
routine

Her morning routine includes making coffee and watering the plants.

Adjective
  1. found in the ordinary course of events
    • a placid everyday scene
    • it was a routine day
    • there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute- Anita Diamant
Noun
  1. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
  2. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
    • he did his act three times every evening
    • she had a catchy little routine
    • it was one of the best numbers he ever did
  3. an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

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