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

The ultimate conclusion won't come though until the NTSB's final report, which usually doesn't come until more than a year after a crash. —CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

The launchers are usually fired generally toward crowds from further away, Fomby said. —Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026

Wilting orchid leaves usually indicate trouble with the roots. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026

New cars usually include a bumper-to-bumper warranty that lasts for 3-5 years or 36,000-60,000 miles. —Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above