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routine

/ruˈtiːn/

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noun

plural -tines

a regular way of doing things in a particular order [count]

Grandma gets upset if we change her routine.

A brisk walk is part of her morning routine.

The job will be easier once you settle into a routine.

You must go through the whole routine [=all the steps] of disarming the alarm.

an exercise routine [=a set of exercises always done in the same order] [noncount]

We keep a copy of all correspondence as a matter of routine. [=as a standard procedure]

[noncount] :a boring state or situation in which things are always done the same way

The meeting was a welcome break from routine. [=the meeting was different from what we normally do]

the boring routine of paperwork

[count] a series of things (such as movements or jokes) that are repeated as part of a performance

a comedy/dance/gymnastics routine

b informal :something that is said or done the same way very often - usually singular

Every time I ask him to do something, I get the old I'm too busy routine. [=he says I'm too busy]

[count] :a set of instructions that will perform a particular job on a computer

the installation routine

adjective

[more ~; most ~] :done very often

The surgery has become a very routine operation and poses little danger.

He criticized her routine absence from important meetings.

done or happening as a normal part of a job, situation, or process

a routine luggage search

a routine annual physical

routine [=ordinary] business practices

[more ~; most ~]

easily done according to a set way or method

The more you do it, the more routine it becomes.

They hire high-school students for routine work such as filing.

b disapproving :boring because of always being done in the same way

Data entry becomes routine very quickly.