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.
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Travel in Mexico was getting back to business as usual this week days after violence rocked the country following the killing of a cartel leader.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
But when morning came, and there was no snow, skeptical New Englanders treated the workday like business as usual.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead, Posey and the front office have resorted to business as usual.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
None of that is business as usual either.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
But when morning came, and there was no snow, skeptical New Englanders treated the workday like business as usual.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead, Posey and the front office have resorted to business as usual.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
None of that is business as usual either.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for business as usual
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“Business as usual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20as%20usual. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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