an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
Used in a Sentence
routine
How to use routine in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for routine.
Editorial note
By May, I reached my goal on all three accounts, so she switched me to a routine more focused on free weights.
Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of routine gathered in one view.
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for routine.
noun
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
noun
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
noun
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
See also: subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function
adjective
found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant
See also: everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday
Example sentences
By May, I reached my goal on all three accounts, so she switched me to a routine more focused on free weights.
They know enough to put down their phones or iPads for the important moments, or even the routine ones.
The next lot are stupid and lazy -- they make up 90 percent of every army and are suited to routine duties.
It was routine on the proprietary Unix boxes I was working with for someone to have built all the GNU stuff and left it in /usr/gnu/bin for use.
Is claiming that his "pre-lesson routine" can always be dismissed as two minutes of Googling disingenuous and patently false?
You don't have to be scared: this is routine and, while it doesn't feel like it, you're actually in very good position, both absolutely and relative to many other people.
Ah, the lesser seen cousin of Poe's Law: any sufficiently confused exchange on the Internet is indistinguishable from an Abbot and Costello routine.
The rise of in-house lawyers was in part a reaction to the high cost of outside services but, in time, those lawyers were also used routinely to "manage" the outside firms by keeping their billings in line, among other things.
On the heels of the failure of a project where I have spent weeks building up for, I will quickly force myself to do routine molecular biology, or general lab tasks, or a repeat of an experiment that I have gotten to work in the past.
Changes made during H-Blank could make for some interesting effects - it was used for things like the circle that closes around Mario at the end of a level of Super Mario World: The rectangle draw routine is used, but the size of the rectangle is changed between scanlines, creating a circle.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use routine in a sentence?
By May, I reached my goal on all three accounts, so she switched me to a routine more focused on free weights.
What does routine mean?
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
What part of speech is routine?
routine is commonly used as noun, adjective.