Collocations for "routine"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "routine" in context.
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routine
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [daily, morning, office, work, home, family] routine
- [change, switch] up the [daily] routine
- break the [daily] routine
- a change in routine
- am finally getting into the routine [of my new job, at school]
- likes to stick to his routine
- a [person's, worker's] daily routine
- the baby's [sleeping, eating] routines
- the dull routine of a [production plant, factory]
- a [break, vacation] to get away from the routine
- get back into the routine
- functions well with routine
- [analyze, review, study] work routines
- feels [at ease, comfortable, better] in a routine
- needs more routine at [home, work]
- has his own routine [for, of]
- [perform, rehearse] a [comedy, dance, gymnastics] routine
- won the competition with a [stunning, flawless, perfect] routine
- scored a [9.2] on her routine
- a routine [visit, inspection, examination, checkup]
- a routine visit to the [doctor, vet, mechanic]
- a routine medical [exam, checkup, procedure]
- [conduct, go for, attend] a routine [dental, eye] [exam]
- this is [just, only, simply] a routine [visit]
- routine visits to [suppliers, customers, patient's, plants]
- routine [screening, maintenance, monitoring, surveillance]
- routine [tasks, exercises, jobs, lives]
- a routine and [boring, dull, tedious] job
- a routine [use, application, method, practice]
- just another routine day (at)
- [machines, plants, companies] are inspected on a routine basis
- take a break from your routine [life, work, existence]
- [sick of, fed up of, bored with] (doing) routine work
'routine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Thursday
- beauty
- compulsory
- daily
- embarrassment
- escape
- exam
- exceed
- exercise
- flawless
- get
- grinding
- inspection
- mechanical
- mob
- mundane
- operation
- predictable
- same
- significance
- slack
- smoothly
- surgery
- technique
- ten
- workout