I.
noun
1 normal order/way of doing things
ADJECTIVE
▪ set
▪ strict
▪ dull , humdrum ( esp. BrE ), monotonous
▪ familiar , normal , old , regular , same , usual
▪
a break in my usual ~
▪ daily , day-to-day , morning
▪ domestic , school , work
VERB + ROUTINE
▪ establish , fall into , get into , settle into
▪
It took me a week to settle into a ~.
▪ follow , go through
▪
We go through the same old ~ every morning.
▪ begin , start
▪ break , change , vary
▪ have
▪
Everyone has their own morning ~.
▪ know
▪
I'm sure you know the ~ by now.
PHRASES
▪ a change from the ~ , a change in ~ , a change of ~
▪
The children were confused by the change of ~.
▪ a matter of ~
▪
Bags of all visitors to the museum are searched as a matter of ~.
2 series of movements, jokes, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ comedy , stand-up
▪ dance
▪ exercise , fitness , training , workout
VERB + ROUTINE
▪ learn
▪ perform
II.
adj.
Routine is used with these nouns: ↑ administration , ↑ care , ↑ check , ↑ check-up , ↑ chore , ↑ collection , ↑ duty , ↑ enquiry , ↑ exam , ↑ examination , ↑ flight , ↑ inspection , ↑ job , ↑ maintenance , ↑ management , ↑ matter , ↑ mission , ↑ monitoring , ↑ nature , ↑ operation , ↑ patrol , ↑ physical , ↑ practice , ↑ procedure , ↑ scan , ↑ search , ↑ surveillance , ↑ task , ↑ test , ↑ use , ↑ vaccination , ↑ visit , ↑ work , ↑ X-ray