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routine

routine

354 1.0
A regular way of doing things
  • noun
  • /ruːˈtiːn/
translation icon : rutina
  • That's my typical morning routine and it never fails.
  • daily routine
  • classroom routine
  • morning routine

I I go straight from my morning routine into writing.

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Examples

  • I started, you know, my same routine and I feel great.

  • Stop doing this and stick to your routine or whatever you used to do.

  • So my night time bed routine is all about me.

  • I have to practice my routine.

  • You have a daily routine?

  • It's always the same routine.

  • Once established as a normal classroom routine, children will accept that regular singing is the norm.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And it became part of our bedtime routine.

  • Writing in the FMJ became a daily routine and part of the classroom culture.

    Academic text (2012)
  • My daily routine includes a morning jog and a healthy breakfast.

Synonyms

pattern
vsroutine
2.3

A regular way of doing something that repeats over time

is the practical method or procedure rather than abstract idea
habit
vsroutine
630 1.0

A regular action you do often without thinking

is the general regular method not an automatic action
ritual
vsroutine
118 4.4

A regular pattern of actions done as a habit or custom

is a habitual method but without the ceremonial or customary sense
groove
vsroutine
  • Informal
62 5.6

A regular way of doing things that becomes hard to change

is simply a regular method without stressing difficulty or dullness
daily routine
vsroutine
21 1.0

A usual order of things a person does every day

is any regular method, not limited to daily activities
modus operandi
vsroutine
  • Literature
14 7.5

A usual way a person or group does something

is a general regular procedure rather than a distinctive characteristic method
habitude
vsroutine
9.9

A regular way that a person behaves often without thinking

is the practical, repeated method used in daily tasks rather than conduct alone
mechanical routine
vsroutine
4.0

A set of actions done regularly without thinking

is a regular procedure but not necessarily unthinking or automatic
mundane routine
vsroutine
2.3

A daily pattern of plain unexciting activities like work and chores

is a neutral regular method without emphasizing boredom or ordinary tone

Antonyms

31 6.2

Acting on a sudden feeling without planning or thought

chaos
  • Specialized
14 6.8

A system that is hard to predict because small changes cause big effects

Compounds

21 1.0

A usual order of things a person does every day

A planned set of exercises you do regularly to get fitter and healthier

A set of light exercises done before hard exercise to prepare the body

A set of personal activities you do to reduce stress and relax

dump routine
  • Specialized
7.9

A program that saves data from memory to a file or disk

executive routine
  • Specialized
8.1

A program that decides which smaller programs run and when

library routine
  • Specialized
4.9

A small part of a program that many programs use for tasks like sorting

A set of actions done regularly without thinking

A daily pattern of plain unexciting activities like work and chores

input routine
  • Specialized
5.3

Part of a computer program that reads data from a keyboard or file and keeps it inside

Different from the usual way of doing things

recursive routine
  • Specialized
7.9

A piece of code that calls itself to solve a problem

reusable routine
  • Specialized
4.4

A small program you load once and use many times without changing it

output routine
  • Specialized
5.8

Part of a program that sends data to a device like a printer or screen

service routine
  • Specialized
5.5

Part of a program that does a small helper task when needed

service routine
  • Specialized
3.9

A regular set of checks and repairs to keep machines working

supervisory routine
  • Specialized
6.7

A program part that controls other small programs in a computer

tracing routine
  • Specialized
6.8

A part of a computer program that records the order of steps when it runs to help find bugs

utility routine
  • Specialized
4.9

A small program that does a common task other programs can use

9.9

A planned dance with hip shaking and dramatic body moves from the song WAP

How Routine

habit
630 1.0
routine
354 1.0
practice
613 1.4
procedure
688 3.7

Surface Forms

routine singular
routines plural

Etymology

Routine comes from a French word like route that means 'road' or 'path'. Think of your daily routine as following the same path each day, which is why it means a regular way of doing things.