routine

Definition

  • noun: a regular way of doing things in a particular order
  • noun: a regular course of procedure
  • adjective: done very often
  • adjective: of a commonplace or repetitious character
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: course, round, path

Examples

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

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

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

Movie quotes

  • (..) getting was off the charts. Something was coming, you know? We just didn't know what it was. Do you know what I'm hearing now? Nothing. No breaks in any of the routines of the mosques or camps we're inside, no one is relocated their wives or children in anticipation of our counterattacks. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Designated Survivor Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1