locally

[ loh-kuh-lee ]

adverb

1. in a particular place, area, location, etc.
2. with regard to place.
3. in a local area; nearby:

   Not much interest is taken in the chess tournament locally.

ˈlocally

/ ˈləʊkəlɪ /

adverb

1. within a particular area or place

Word History and Origins

Origin of locally¹

First recorded in 1400–50, locally is from the late Middle English word localliche. See local, -ly

Example Sentences

The public safety personnel who manage the program and divvy up the anti-terrorism funds locally have exempted themselves from California’s major transparency laws.

From Voice of San Diego

The UK has bought 60 million doses of the vaccine, which will be produced locally.

From MIT Technology Review

Snow should be ending before sunrise locally, but it could linger into the sunrise period.

From Washington Post

“We will share more details locally as vaccinations roll out and our local support plans are finalized,” said a spokesperson for the company.

From TechCrunch

Consumers, who would like to buy wines unavailable locally from out-of-state retailers.

From Washington Post

Local life in these places is not defined by their sports team or by their natural beauty—by things only available locally.

From The Daily Beast

Despite the trade officially being banned, he explains, timber was still locally harvested and sold.

From The Daily Beast

A bottle of locally brewed liquor chills in a water cooler in the corner, a Pepsi bottle next to it for mixing.

From The Daily Beast

Lyovochkin, 42, was famous locally even before this campaign began.

From The Daily Beast

Locally, he followed B. B. King, the Memphis blues guitar master, and spent considerable time with him.

From The Daily Beast

(c) There is much advantage in having the clubs and organizations within a community locally co-ordinated.

From Project Gutenberg

In that event, we would not have any message or record of message in our file locally.

From Project Gutenberg

The 'putty,' as the black soft mud of the river bottom is locally termed, plays an important part in sailing on Norfolk rivers.

From Project Gutenberg

Colonial yachts, like the great majority of colonial incomes, are not large, and nearly all the boats used are built locally.

From Project Gutenberg

This oil is equally effective when locally applied to tendons or ligaments which have been unduly strained.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• narrowly