Usually
Usual-adjective Usually-adverb
normal;happening,done,orused mostoften:
Iwenttobedatmyusualtime.
Therewasmorerainfallthanusual thissummerinthemountainareas.
asusual-phrase
inthewaythatisnormalorusual;as oftenhappens
Thelibraryisopenforbusinessas usualdespitethesnowstorm.
asperusual-phrase(informal) inthewaythatisnormalorusual;as oftenhappens
Everyoneblamedme,asperusual. usual+for
It'susualforthemantopropose marriage.
Businessasusual-idiom continuingintheusualway:
Todayisofficiallyaholiday,butit’s businessasusualaroundhere.
Theusualsuspects-idiom
Usedtoreferto expected people/thingsinasituation/action.
Hisheartattackwascausedbythe usualsuspects:poordiet,stress, andsmoking.
inthewaythatmostoftenhappens:
Heusuallygetshomeaboutsix o'clock.
Iusuallyjusthaveasandwichfor lunch.
Isyourfriendusuallysorude?
UsuallywegoskiinginFebruary.
"Doyoucookyourownmealsin theevenings?""Usually."
Shedoesn'tusuallytakepartin anyoftheclassactivities.
It’susuallythecase-phrase oftenusedtodescribeasituation thatistypicalorcommon.
It'susuallythecasethattrafficis heavyduringrushhour.
COMMONMISTAKE:
Using“asusually”insteadof“as usual”
Thismistakeislikelydueto confusionwiththeadverb"usually", whichmeansmostofthetimeor typically.However,"usually"cannot beusedinterchangeablywith "usual"astheyhavedifferent meanings.
