- [countable, uncountable] the normal order and way in which you regularly do things
- to settle/get/fall into a routine
- We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping.
- In school, I quickly fell into the routine.
- Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
- A pressing work project had disrupted his normal sleep routine.
- There's never a bad time to begin a new exercise routine.
- We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine.
- Don't cut back on your regular fitness routine.
Extra Examples- Everyone has their own morning routine.
- It took me a week to settle into a routine.
- She fell into a routine of taking the baby to the park after lunch.
- The children were confused by the change of routine.
- Their schedules and routines are seldom monotonous.
- Work out a routine for updating the list regularly.
- Her aim was to establish some kind of order and routine in the place.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- set
- strict
- dull
- …
- establish
- fall into
- get into
- …
- a change from the routine
- a change in routine
- a change of routine
- …
- [uncountable] (disapproving) a situation in which life is boring because things are always done in the same way
- She needed a break from routine.
- He tries to escape the dull routine of his office life.
- [countable] a series of movements, jokes, etc. that are part of a performance
- to do/perform a dance routine
- We need some new material for our routine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comedy
- stand-up
- dance
- …
- learn
- perform
- [countable] (computing) a list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a particular task
Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting a regular course or procedure): from French, from route ‘road’, from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.
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