regularly

American  

[reg-yuh-ler-lee] / ˈrɛg jə lər li /

adverb

1. at regular times or intervals.

2. according to plan, custom, etc.

3. usually; ordinarily.

   The dress is regularly $45 but is now on sale for $30.

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Etymology

Origin of regularly

First recorded in 1520–30; regular + -ly

Explanation

When you do something regularly, you do it on a repeated, frequent basis. If you visit your grandfather every Thursday afternoon, you can say you see him regularly. The adverb regularly is most often used to mean "routinely," but it can also mean "without variety or in the same way." So you might say, "The houses in my neighborhood are regularly spaced along the blocks." The earliest meaning, dating from the 1560s, was "in accordance with rules," from the Latin root regula, "rule."

Example Sentences

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regularly

The issue of accessibility to services is one which has been regularly raised in southern Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Since then, they have regularly targeted oil and military installations in Saudi Arabia and have declared a maritime blockade on its ships.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Still, there are some programs that may pass the government’s threshold, but still fail to regularly lead students to jobs that earn them enough to pay back their loans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Earlier in his career, Cruise regularly mixed roles in safer popcorn movies with riskier work by directors like Stanley Kubrick and Michael Mann.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was not seen as an unusual request from a senior KGB official like Yurchenko, who regularly toured the city to meet secretly with agents he was running against the CIA and other Western powers.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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