usual

u|su|al

W2S2 [ˈju:ʒuəl, ˈju:ʒəl] adj

[Date: 1300-1400; : Late Latin; Origin: usualis, from Latin usus; USE¹]

1.) happening, done, or existing most of the time or in most situations

▪ Make a cheese sauce in the usual way.

▪ I'll meet you at the usual time.

longer/higher/worse etc than usual

▪ It is taking longer than usual for orders to reach our customers.

▪ She ate twice as much as usual .

it is usual (for sb) to do sth

▪ It's usual to keep records of all expenses.

2.) as usual

in the way that happens or exists most of the time

▪ As usual, they'd left the children at home with Susan.

▪ They didn't invite any women, as usual.

3.) as per usual

spoken used to say that something bad that often happens has just happened again

▪ He just laughed at me, as per usual.

4.) the usualspoken

a) used for talking about something that usually happens, is usually done etc

▪ 'What was he going on about this time?' 'Oh, the usual.'

b) the drink that you usually have, especially in a particular bar

▪ A pint of the usual please, Paul.

5.) not your usual self

behaving differently from the way you usually behave, especially by seeming worried or upset about something

▪ Keith doesn't seem his usual self these days.