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

Both positions are some of the lowest-paid in the district, usually with yearly salaries of less than $50,000. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025

Thanks to millions of viewers and a ton of press coverage, that set is on the rise in one of the largest music markets in the world—one that isn’t usually associated with American football. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

The ones used by medical professionals are usually stronger. —Victoria Song, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025

Volunteers usually deliver meals for about one hour, one day each week, said Philip Gonzalez, spokesperson for Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County. —Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above