business as usual

phrase

—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

But voters didn’t erupt in a blue earthquake to return to business as usual. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

For months, Riyadh maintained a veneer of business as usual despite the war, but this has become harder to sustain with the city postponing events, from tennis tournaments to conferences, and now doing a U-turn on schools. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Have those activities increased in this election cycle or is this business as usual? — Joe Wicke, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Society may be returning to business as usual, but George’s erratic behavior is freaking everyone out. — The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026