normally

[ nawr-muh-lee ]

adverb

1. in a normal or regular way:

   The wound is healing normally.

2. according to rule, general custom, etc.; as a rule; ordinarily; usually.

normally

/ ˈnɔːməlɪ /

adverb

1. as a rule; usually; ordinarily
2. in a normal manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of normally¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; normal + -ly

Example Sentences

What would normally take years to set up is being compressed into less than a year, leaving engineers to adapt manufacturing processes on the fly.

From Axios

Say, if you can’t have the windows fully open because the air is too chilly, spread your guests out more than you normally would.

From Popular-Science

His startup sits where the sand normally gets squeezed, and essentially provides an avenue not just to expand that opening but theoretically organise the sand to run through it in a more orderly way.

From TechCrunch

Teams normally spend the week leading up to the Super Bowl in the city in which the game is to be played.

From Washington Post

That normally would give this rowdy city a peerless cause for teeming streets.

From Washington Post

Normally, 434 members (minus Michael Grimm who resigned) would vote for Speaker.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, cops are under stress and tension (though their jobs are far less dangerous than normally supposed).

From The Daily Beast

Normally at high latitude you feel really unwell, but I drank it and felt rejuvenated.

From The Daily Beast

But as one Jordanian intelligence source told The Daily Beast, “we know ISIS and we know that for it women do not normally count.”

From The Daily Beast

The drama transfixed the normally calm Sydney, known for its laid-back vibe and relaxed population.

From The Daily Beast

Normally, coagulation takes place in two to eight minutes after the blood leaves the vessels.

From Project Gutenberg

Normally, erythroblasts are present only in the blood of the fetus and of very young infants.

From Project Gutenberg

Extracellular iodin-staining granules, which are present normally, are more numerous in iodophilia.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, except in children, where the percentage is normally low, pus is uncommon with less than 80 per cent.

From Project Gutenberg

Normally, the cytoplasm of leukocytes stains pale yellow with iodin.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• commonly
• ordinarily
• regularly
• typically