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

Rockstar does not usually build that much scaffolding and then stop. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

When the Phillies did land a punch, Sheehan’s stuff usually ticked up. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 July 2026

While some marquee athletes have landed lucrative NIL deals, the reality of NIL is usually far more modest. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026

Your instincts are usually on point, but the practical details still matter nonetheless. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above