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

Doe Bedding Area Fringes Does usually use the same, or the same few, bedding areas throughout the year. —Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024

His car usually stood out in the parking lot, given his license plate TELL ME. —John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024

In New Jersey, rain is usually distributed evenly over the months, state climatologist Dave Robinson said. —Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024

After hopping over to the CW for its next five seasons, Supergirl had to distinguish itself more sharply against its Arrowverse peers, giving its superheroics an earnest social justice streak that was occasionally saccharine but usually infused with just enough charm to carry the day. —Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above