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daily routine

daily routine

21 1.0
A usual order of things a person does every day
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪli ruˈtin/
translation icon : rutina diaria
  • I try to exercise as part of my daily routine to stay healthy.
  • part of the daily routine
  • normal daily routine
  • break from daily routine

The goal isn't to have the perfect daily routine tomorrow.

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Examples

  • The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine.

  • The goal, therefore, is to fit language learning into our daily routines and not the other way around.

  • What was like your daily routine growing up?

  • So thank you for making this show a part of your daily routine or even if this is your first time.

  • Thank you for making us a part of your daily routine, whether you are on land, on sea or in the air right now.

  • And how do you know about my daily routine?

  • You know, it's easy to get caught up in your daily routine.

  • Think about your daily routine.

  • It's exactly what this book does, describes the exact daily routine of people who were the best at what they were doing in creative fields.

  • The school's restructuring started off slowly, hardly disturbing the daily routine of most teachers.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

routine
vsdaily routine
354 1.0

A regular way of doing things

is about a person's usual sequence of activities each day
ritual
vsdaily routine
118 4.4

A regular pattern of actions done as a habit or custom

is the order of a person's actions each day rather than formal custom
daily grind
vsdaily routine
  • Informal
4 4.2

A boring, tiring routine of everyday work and chores

is simply the regular sequence of activities without negative tone
daily round
vsdaily routine
1 3.2

Usual tasks a person does every day

is focused on the ordered sequence of a person's actions each day
mundane routine
vsdaily routine
2.3

A daily pattern of plain unexciting activities like work and chores

is the usual sequence of actions without the negative mood
mechanical routine
vsdaily routine
4.0

A set of actions done regularly without thinking

is about the ordered sequence of activities each day rather than thoughtless repetition

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

31 6.2

Acting on a sudden feeling without planning or thought

How Complex

daily routine
21 1.0

Surface Forms

daily routine singular

Morphology

daily + routine

The meaning 'the usual sequence of activities that a person does every day' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'daily' (every day) with 'routine' (recurring, habitual sequence). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase found across languages and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Daily routine gives a clear picture: daily means each day and routine is a set of steps you do the same way. That's why daily routine means the usual order of activities someone does 'every day'.