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

The leagues have taken action in some of these situations, but usually only after public disclosure and outcry. —Chris Deubert, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

These cracks are usually fixable by the average DIYer. —Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025

England usually need a steer in the right direction — and not a foreign manager who simply conforms to English ideas. —Michael Cox, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025

Wu held the power of the bully pulpit Wednesday night inside MGM Music Hall, where rock stars usually perform, announcing major feel-good initiatives like an affordable housing plan, an energy saver program and an expansion of free museum Sundays for families of Boston schoolchildren. —Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above