routinenoun
uk/ruːˈtiːn/us/ruːˈtiːn/B1 [ C or U ] a usual or fixed way of doing things:
There's no set/fixed routine at work - every day is different.
Most companies insure property and equipment against damage or theft as a matter of routine.
[ C ] a regular series of movements, jokes, or similar things used in a performance:
an exercise/dance routine
He went into his usual "I'm the head of the family" routine (= usual way of speaking).
[ C ] specialized computing a part of a computer program that does a particular operation
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- Exercise has become part of my daily routine.
- The routine was the same every day, with nothing to relieve the monotony.
- On page 21, some tricks to speed up your beauty routine.
- The airline has been criticized for failing to heed warnings about lack of safety routines.
- If you get out of a routine, it's very hard to get back into it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Standard and routine
- average
- bog-standard
- conformance
- conformity
- day-to-day
- default
- diet
- institutionalize
- orthodox
- regular
- regularize
- round
- routinely
- set
- standard
- staple
- std
- stock
- the daily round idiom
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Habitual behaviour
Spectacles & performances
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routineadjective
uk/ruːˈtiːn/us/ruːˈtiːn/done as part of what usually happens, and not for any special reason:
a routine inspection/medical check-up
ordinary and not special or unusual:
a routine case of appendicitis
He died during a routine operation which went wrong.
C2 disapproving ordinary and boring:
My job is so routine and boring - I hate it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Standard and routine
- average
- bog-standard
- conformance
- conformity
- day-to-day
- default
- diet
- institutionalize
- orthodox
- regular
- regularize
- round
- routinely
- set
- standard
- staple
- std
- stock
- the daily round idiom
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Tedious and uninspiring