Routine
noun
A regular course of action or a series of actions that is usually done the same way.
Making coffee in the morning is part of my daily routine
Often appears as...
- daily routine
- morning routine
adjective
Normal, typical, or expected.
A routine check-up at the doctor's office
Often appears as...
- routine inspection
- routine procedure
noun
A performance or piece of comedy that is regularly performed.
He included some new jokes in his comedy routine
Often appears as...
- comedy routine
- dance routine
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Colloquial
noun
A short sequence of computer code that performs a specific task.
The software routine controls the printer
Often appears as...
- software routine
- routine call
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Technical
noun
A regular course of action or a series of actions that is usually done the same way.
Making coffee in the morning is part of my daily routine
Often appears as...
- daily routine
- morning routine
adjective
Normal, typical, or expected.
A routine check-up at the doctor's office
Often appears as...
- routine inspection
- routine procedure
noun
A performance or piece of comedy that is regularly performed.
He included some new jokes in his comedy routine
Often appears as...
- comedy routine
- dance routine
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Colloquial
noun
A short sequence of computer code that performs a specific task.
The software routine controls the printer
Often appears as...
- software routine
- routine call
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
Use 'routine' for activities that happen regularly, often daily or weekly.
She follows her exercise routine every evening.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Habit
'Routine' suggests a habitual process that's hard to change.
Learning a language became part of his morning routine.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-specific
'Routine' doesn't detail exact steps unless specified.
My beauty routine includes various skincare products.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
Use 'routine' for activities that happen regularly, often daily or weekly.
She follows her exercise routine every evening.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Habit
'Routine' suggests a habitual process that's hard to change.
Learning a language became part of his morning routine.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-specific
'Routine' doesn't detail exact steps unless specified.
My beauty routine includes various skincare products.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
Use 'routine' for activities that happen regularly, often daily or weekly.
She follows her exercise routine every evening.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Habit
'Routine' suggests a habitual process that's hard to change.
Learning a language became part of his morning routine.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-specific
'Routine' doesn't detail exact steps unless specified.
My beauty routine includes various skincare products.
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I grew up in the...
And just as I learned to do, we routinely refuse to acknowledge the flaws in our positions or the merits in our opponent's. Compromise is anathema. We even target people on our own side when they dare to question the party line. This path has brought us cruel, sniping, deepening polarization,
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How does your body...
highly fluctuates during infancy and childhood. And that's just one of many complicating factors. Genetics, age, diet, disease, and even pregnancy influence the body's efficiency of processing medicine. Some day, routine DNA tests may be able to dial in the precise dose of medicine
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Life Lessons From a...
a mortgage this is how you have kids I've got that on lockdown I know my car and I'm gonna go to work every day and I'm gonna check out all these things and once your brain establishes a routine it stops the alertness goes away the fascination with the way the world works
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How to escape...
It shouldn't obstruct it, which of course it often does. So in place of curiosity, what we have is a culture of compliance. Our children and teachers are encouraged to follow routine algorithms rather than to excite that power of imagination and curiosity.
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Could You be an...
they must now find a way of living together in a place where for some of the time there will be no mourning no evening and no escape a routine is all-important and as plenty to do not only scientific work but all the jobs necessary to keep the
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How does anesthesia...
allowed for the development of new and better surgical techniques. Surgeons could learn how to routinely and safely perform C-sections, reopen blocked arteries, replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations.
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How to stay calm under...
compared to those who had become accustomed to pressure. Secondly, many performers extol the virtues of a pre-performance routine, whether it’s taking a few deep breaths, repeating a cue word, or doing a rhythmic sequence of movements.
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How fire shapes...
very patchy some places some eras had lots of fire routinely others only episodically or even rarely and one reason is that life did not control the third element of the fire triangle namely ignition
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How to spot a fad diet -...
Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet, ads routinely come about claiming to have the answer about what we should eat.
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
If you go all the way back to Hippocrates, physicians believed that orgasm in women was not just helpful for conception, but necessary. Doctors back then were routinely telling men
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I grew up in the...
And just as I learned to do, we routinely refuse to acknowledge the flaws in our positions or the merits in our opponent's. Compromise is anathema. We even target people on our own side when they dare to question the party line. This path has brought us cruel, sniping, deepening polarization,
Video examples
How does your body...
highly fluctuates during infancy and childhood. And that's just one of many complicating factors. Genetics, age, diet, disease, and even pregnancy influence the body's efficiency of processing medicine. Some day, routine DNA tests may be able to dial in the precise dose of medicine
Video examples
Life Lessons From a...
a mortgage this is how you have kids I've got that on lockdown I know my car and I'm gonna go to work every day and I'm gonna check out all these things and once your brain establishes a routine it stops the alertness goes away the fascination with the way the world works
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How to escape...
It shouldn't obstruct it, which of course it often does. So in place of curiosity, what we have is a culture of compliance. Our children and teachers are encouraged to follow routine algorithms rather than to excite that power of imagination and curiosity.
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Could You be an...
they must now find a way of living together in a place where for some of the time there will be no mourning no evening and no escape a routine is all-important and as plenty to do not only scientific work but all the jobs necessary to keep the
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How does anesthesia...
allowed for the development of new and better surgical techniques. Surgeons could learn how to routinely and safely perform C-sections, reopen blocked arteries, replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations.
Video examples
How to stay calm under...
compared to those who had become accustomed to pressure. Secondly, many performers extol the virtues of a pre-performance routine, whether it’s taking a few deep breaths, repeating a cue word, or doing a rhythmic sequence of movements.
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How fire shapes...
very patchy some places some eras had lots of fire routinely others only episodically or even rarely and one reason is that life did not control the third element of the fire triangle namely ignition
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How to spot a fad diet -...
Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet, ads routinely come about claiming to have the answer about what we should eat.
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
If you go all the way back to Hippocrates, physicians believed that orgasm in women was not just helpful for conception, but necessary. Doctors back then were routinely telling men
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Eric Dane
American Actor
Going to the gym and looking for a specific result is a short-lived existence, as opposed to going to the gym and adopting it as a lifestyle. Develop a routine, because it's much harder to break it if you have one. If you have no routine, you have nothing to break, so discipline goes out the window.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Getting organized in the normal routines of life and finishing little projects you've started is an important first step toward realizing larger goals. If you can't get a handle on the small things, how will you ever get it together to focus on the big things?
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
That's what I've wanted to do my whole life, just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically.
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Donatella Versace
Italian Designer
As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine.
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Emma Weymouth
British Model
I will forever be grateful for 'Strictly' and put my heart into each routine.
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Shannon Bream
American Journalist
Routine is important to me and keeps me mentally and physically healthy.
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Hope Solo
American Athlete
Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.
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Kapil Dev
Indian Athlete
Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
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Amos Bronson Alcott
American Educator
The less routine the more life.
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Eric Dane
American Actor
Going to the gym and looking for a specific result is a short-lived existence, as opposed to going to the gym and adopting it as a lifestyle. Develop a routine, because it's much harder to break it if you have one. If you have no routine, you have nothing to break, so discipline goes out the window.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Getting organized in the normal routines of life and finishing little projects you've started is an important first step toward realizing larger goals. If you can't get a handle on the small things, how will you ever get it together to focus on the big things?
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
That's what I've wanted to do my whole life, just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically.
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Donatella Versace
Italian Designer
As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine.
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Emma Weymouth
British Model
I will forever be grateful for 'Strictly' and put my heart into each routine.
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Shannon Bream
American Journalist
Routine is important to me and keeps me mentally and physically healthy.
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Hope Solo
American Athlete
Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.
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Kapil Dev
Indian Athlete
Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
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Amos Bronson Alcott
American Educator
The less routine the more life.
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