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

This is sufficient for keeping the puppies and dogs out, usually. —Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2025

Even though wines are usually packaged in glass bottles, the use of a cork instead of a cap likely explains why the amount of microplastic contamination was so much lower. —Julia Ries, Health, 9 Aug. 2025

Some tall ships come to Detroit separately from the Sail Detroit festival, though groups of more than two ships usually draw more attention, Jamian said. —Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Martinez was fundamental in boosting Barca’s ball circulation down the left of their attack, usually in tandem with Alejandro Balde and Raphinha, as well as punching the ball into midfield in the left half-space. —Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above