business as usual

Etymology
Popularized by as motto in World War I.

Noun

 * 1)  The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
 * 2)  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).
 * 1)  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).
 * 1)  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).
 * 1)  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).

Translations

 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: szokásos ügymenet/üzletmenet, mintha semmi sem történt volna, mintha mi se történt volna, az élet megy tovább
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: обы́чный поря́док ве́дения дел
 * Spanish: como si nada ocurriera, zona de conflicto, como si tal cosa

Adjective

 * 1)  That is usual, expected, not extraordinary.