business as usual
idiom
—used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way
Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual.
As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual.
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My guess is the reality is going to be somewhere between business as usual and Carney’s maximalist claims on the campaign trail.
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Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
All major sites outside of Vatican City will continue with business as usual, but last-minute reservations will be hard to get, and crowds will be at an all-time high.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
Causes like leadership diversity, equal pay and accessibility all faced resistance before becoming business as usual.
—Heather Price, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This combination of spiraling risks and breakthrough technologies make the end of business as usual a certainty, whatever Trump says and does.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
All major sites outside of Vatican City will continue with business as usual, but last-minute reservations will be hard to get, and crowds will be at an all-time high.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
Causes like leadership diversity, equal pay and accessibility all faced resistance before becoming business as usual.
—Heather Price, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This combination of spiraling risks and breakthrough technologies make the end of business as usual a certainty, whatever Trump says and does.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for business as usual
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“Business as usual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20as%20usual. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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