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

Nationally, the survey found that 43% of respondents always or usually discard food near or past the date on the label, up from 37% in 2016. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Plus, carpet shampooers are usually intended for use only with carpet shampoos from the same brand. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2026

For example, Jung said, if a crosswalk signal usually lasts 20 seconds, but SmartBlink predicts one pedestrian will take 34 seconds based on their first few strides, the system would automatically add 14 more seconds to the crossing signal. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 25 June 2026

One testicle is typically slightly lower than the other, usually the left. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above