regular routine, routine
Redundancies are words that unnecessarily repeat information. Because a routine is a customary procedure or activity, the modifier regular in the familiar expression regular routine is redundant.
- Jogging three times a week is now part of Gabriel’s exercise routine (not regular exercise routine).
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