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

• commonly
• generally
• natch [slang]
• naturally
• normally
• ordinarily
• typically

Examples of usually in a Sentence

we usually go out to eat on Fridays

Recent Examples on the Web

During Thanksgiving, presidents usually grant pardons to turkeys — for laughs, of course. —Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025

Bokashi composting is usually performed in a 5-gallon bucket or similarly sized container. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025

The mid-January holiday usually kickstarts the new year, with grosses pre-Covid usually $150 million total or higher at lower ticket prices. —Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025

Though the torreya tree is usually the draw, Brown considers the Florida yew important to the park’s landscape as well. —Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above