as usual

Idioms and Phrases

In the normal, habitual, or accustomed way, as in As usual, he forgot to put away the milk . This idiom was first recorded in 1716. Also see business as usual .

Example Sentences

The fight has spilled into public view, with advisers such as billionaire Elon Musk promoting Lutnick for the position and criticising one of the alternative candidates, Scott Bessent, as too "business as usual".

From BBC

Humanity cannot afford business as usual when donor dollars are underutilized, especially when we have a time-sensitive opportunity to save lives.

From Salon

By continuing with business as usual, the world would generate enough litter between 2011 and 2050 to cover Manhattan in a heap of plastic ten times the height of the Empire State Building.

From Science Daily

“For NASA, this is not a time for business as usual,” lead author Norman Augustine, a former executive at Lockheed Martin, said in September.

From Los Angeles Times

By the look of that lunch table above, Trump is spending most of his time playing golf and tweeting, as usual.

From Salon

Related Words

• commonly
• consistently
• customarily
• frequently
• generally
• mostly
• naturally
• normally
• occasionally
• often
• ordinarily
• regularly
• routinely
• sometimes