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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Australia regularly sends specialist teams to the US and Canada, and vice versa, with many requests for what's known as "arduous fire crews": those who have fought fires in rugged and remote areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
In the summer of 2023, he suffered a stroke in a Texas prison cell that court documents say regularly exceeded 110 degrees.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
He was born Mickey Gubitosi in New Jersey and had grown up on movie sets, appearing regularly in the “Our Gang” shorts at age 5 and later in scores of films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The naval officer has often been eclipsed by Caine and Hegseth, who regularly brief Trump in the Oval Office and have been far more involved in the White House discussions on the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Approximately once a month there are not-quite regularly scheduled Midnight Dinners that are most often referred to by the guests as Circus Dinners.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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