usually

adverb

usu·​al·​ly ˈyü-zhə-wə-lē 

-zhə-lē;

ˈyüzh-wə-lē,

ˈyüzh-lē

: according to the usual or ordinary course of things : most often : as a rule : customarily, ordinarily

a trip that usually takes an hour

a time of year when the weather is usually hot

On weekdays, I usually biked alone around San Francisco.

—Oliver Sacks

To establish a new epoch, geologists usually have to find clear evidence in the rock record of a massive, planet-altering shift.

—Gayathri Vaidyanathan

Celebrity outbursts are usually so outrageous that the average person can't really relate to them.

—Kyra Kyles

These chemicals usually do not kill the insects: a plant does not care whether predators die; it just wants them to go away and not come back.

—Mark P. Mattson

Synonyms

• commonly
• generally
• natch [slang]
• naturally
• normally
• ordinarily
• typically

Examples of usually in a Sentence

we usually go out to eat on Fridays

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, successful applicants must usually align their business goals with the specific objectives of the grant provider. —William Mullane, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024

Revolutionary discoveries that instantly transform our understanding are the stuff of great tales—Archimedes in the bathtub, Isaac Newton under the apple tree—but the process of a paradigm shift is usually much messier, more gradual. —Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

City firefighters usually oppose hiring an outsider based on concerns someone from another fire agency would struggle to understand the department’s culture and would face a steep learning curve. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024

Brady Street Fest is usually held the last weekend of July, along with the Riverwest 24 and German Fest. —Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above