# regularly

Pronunciation: US say "REG-yuh-lur-lee" /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚli/; UK say "REG-yuu-luh-lee" /ˈɹɛɡjʊləli/

## Adverb

1. At fixed or repeated times, following a steady frequency or pattern.
   - Simple: Again and again, at the same times or in the same way.
   - _Patients should take the medication regularly to keep its effect steady._
   - _The geyser has erupted regularly throughout the past century._
2. In the ordinary or normal course of events; as is usually the case.
   - Simple: In the normal or usual way that things happen.
   - _The flight regularly departs on time, so the long delay surprised everyone._
   - _Mail is regularly delivered before noon, but the storm held it up for days._

## Origin

Formed from "regular" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/regularly (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).