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

  • (..) Kelly, can you hear me out there? Loud and clear Pat. I'm here in Sunny Tehran. Where locals have clearly embraced these routine scans. As you can see behind me, they are working in collaboration with the robots. And obviously their safety is everyone's top priority. (..)
    2014 RoboCop
  • (..) Good to see you, "Pat". Thank you for this unprecedented access to your operations. Can you walk us through what we're seeing here. This is a routine operation, We found that random patrols help the local population. Feel safer, and to trust us. It's amazing. (..)
    2014 RoboCop