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

Goods trade between India and Europe usually transits via the Suez Canal, but due to the disruptions caused by the conflict in Middle East, ships now have no option but to take an even longer route via Cape of Good Hope. —Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026

That weekly window is usually a doubleheader, free from local blackouts but exclusive to Apple TV. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026

Then, in the final act, there’s a hugely satisfying, usually drunken throwdown in which every single person gets to take a whack at the piñata. —Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026

Even the park entrance sign is surrounded by a bed of color, a stark contrast to the barren expanses that usually greet visitors. —Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above