business as usual

idiom

—used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way

Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual.

As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual.

Examples of business as usual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People are consuming grim headlines and updates before work and between meetings, and then, with all that on their minds, they’re expected to switch into business as usual. —Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Over the weekend, business leaders offered a mix of responses after federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, revealing yet again how one of America’s most powerful cohorts is — publicly, at least — carrying on with business as usual. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

One assumes business as usual, with no intentional connection to surrounding economic activity. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026

The grocery giant that always steps up in a pinch is planning on business as usual for this weekend’s winter storm. —Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026