business as usual

busi·ness as u·su·al

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [biz-nis az yoo-zhoo-uh l, yoozh-wuh l]
- /ˈbɪz nɪs æz ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [biz-nis az yoo-zhoo-uh l, yoozh-wuh l]
- /ˈbɪz nɪs æz ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəl/

Definitions of business as usual words

phrase business as usual In a difficult situation, if you say it is business as usual, you mean that people will continue doing what they normally do. 3
noun business as usual normality 1
noun business as usual (Idiomatic) The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary. 0
noun business as usual (Idiomatic) The normal execution of standard functional operations within an organisation, particularly in contrast to a project or program which would introduce change (although that change may itself become business as usual). 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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