Routine Ruːˈtiːn Baby Fell Exercise Part Noun Settle/Get/Fall

• to settle/get/fall into a routine
• we are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping.
• in school, i quickly fell into the routine.
• make exercise a part of your daily routine.

routine

1. the normal order and way in which you regularly do things
• to settle/get/fall into a routine
• We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping.
• In school, I quickly fell into the routine.
• Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
• A pressing work project had disrupted his normal sleep routine.
• There's never a bad time to begin a new exercise routine.
• We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine.
• Don't cut back on your regular fitness routine.

Extra Examples

• Everyone has their own morning routine.
• It took me a week to settle into a routine.
• She fell into a routine of taking the baby to the park after lunch.
• The children were confused by the change of routine.
• Their schedules and routines are seldom monotonous.
• Work out a routine for updating the list regularly.
• Her aim was to establish some kind of order and routine in the place.
2. a situation in which life is boring because things are always done in the same way
• She needed a break from routine.
• He tries to escape the dull routine of his office life.
3. a series of movements, jokes, etc. that are part of a performance
• to do/perform a dance routine
• We need some new material for our routine.
4. a list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a particular task

Word Origin

• late 17th cent. (denoting a regular course or procedure): from French, from route ‘road’, from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.