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

• normally
• typically

Examples of usually in a Sentence

we usually go out to eat on Fridays

Recent Examples on the Web

His true shooting has been near/over 60% during that time as well (for reference, a 60% TS usually puts you in the top quadrant of the league these days). —Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

Chigger and no-see-um bites are smaller, usually more itchy or painful and are often grouped together in specific places on the body, as mentioned above. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 July 2025

Both lodging areas are usually only open between May and October. —Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025

Up until that point, Buffalo Trace could usually keep some aged spirits on the shelf throughout the day. —Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above