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.

Examples of business as usual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As with any strike, the purpose has been to apply pressure on the institution by disrupting business as usual. —Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

Because Trump was alleged to have deceived voters, perhaps the jury was unwilling to simply shrug this off as business as usual. —Gabriel J. Chin, The Conversation, 30 May 2024

Sometimes there’s nothing more reassuring than business as usual. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024

Executives are eager to return to business as usual in wooing Madison Avenue. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2024

With the tent city gone, campus was back to business as usual, although the evening brought a rally sponsored by the union representing student workers, which drew about 300 people. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024

Big Oil now doesn’t care what its shareholders think, and are looking to grasp onto business as usual at our peril. —Ruth Holton-Hodson, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024

On the girls side, the sweep, while not unexpected, isn’t exactly business as usual. —Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024

Since Mother's Day, William has carried on with royal business as usual. —Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024