routine

Definitions of routine
  1. noun
    a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
    synonyms: train-train
  2. noun
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
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    types:
    train-train
    a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
    type of:
    processus, procédure, procédé
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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