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 of usually

• normally
• typically

Examples of usually in a Sentence

we usually go out to eat on Fridays

Recent Examples on the Web

These cameras and sensors usually support the ADAS and active safety features that automakers have been adding. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Pro Football Focus ranks him 69th among 70 offensive tackles and worst among all Miami linemen in run blocking (usually a strength) and pass blocking. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Anyone who got infected with chickenpox as a child is at risk of later developing shingles, a painful, blistering rash that usually appears on one side of the body. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

That’s how conspiracy theories usually start, with one real fact inside a larger unverified story. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above