two-option routine

noun
UK /tuː ˈɒpʃən ruːˈtiːn/
US /tu ˈɑːpʃən ruːˈtiːn/

A two-option routine is a simple plan where you can pick one of just two choices.

At bedtime, we use a two-option routine: story first or song first.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A fixed set of steps in a program that offers exactly two possible paths.

The app's two-option routine asks users to log in or continue as a guest.

3. A teaching method that gives a learner only two possible answers to choose from.

The teacher used a two-option routine to help the child pick yes or no.

4. A daily habit built around choosing between two set activities.

His morning two-option routine is walk or stretch before breakfast.