regularly
Americanadverb
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at regular times or intervals.
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according to plan, custom, etc.
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usually; ordinarily.
The dress is regularly $45 but is now on sale for $30.
Etymology
Origin of regularly
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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Many vets do not treat their own pets monthly, the committee heard, instead regularly checking their pets' fur with flea combs and restricting use to when fleas were spotted.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
She said she did not know the circumstances around his death, but said he was not being given medication regularly for diabetes and high blood pressure, the site reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The company needs to get Starship regularly flying to handle lunar missions for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, fortify its Starlink network and, in the future, deploy AI data centers in space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley with her parents, both Taiwanese immigrants, Wang remembers regularly attending First Chinese Baptist Church on Yale Street with her family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The giant’s eyes were closed, and he was regularly snoring: that was the rumble-hum and whistle that Thor had been listening to.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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