business as usual

idiom

—used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way

Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual.

As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual.

Examples of business as usual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fires had largely subsided, but the city felt strange: hushed and stricken in some corners, business as usual in others. —Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025

Progressive groups urged Democratic lawmakers to insist on the 30-day extension and oppose the spending bill, saying business as usual must not continue. —Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025

But like the fairy tale’s Evil Queen, Disney announced plans a few days ago to put business as usual on the red carpet into an eternal sleep. —Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025

Is Disney entering a new conservative era, or is this just all business as usual? —Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025