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

In the universe of The Boys, redemption arcs usually aren’t a thing, as the dark fate of the Deep’s octopus lover this season makes clear. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024

Lawyer shows are usually buttoned-up and serious, but this show was as focused on office gossip and the characters' personal lives as the details of their legal cases. —Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 July 2024

Stewart returned to The Daily Show in February, anchoring the Comedy Central program once a week (usually on Mondays); the show’s correspondents host the other three days of the week. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024

At the Friday celebrations, the SKIMS founder wore a deep red lehenga with glitter accents, which was unexpected because the color red is usually reserved for Indian brides. —Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above