1.
You use ~ to say that something usually happens in the way that you are describing.
It ~ takes a day or two, depending on size...
= normally
ADV: ADV with cl/group
2.
You use ~ to say that something shows all the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing.
Philip paced the floor, a ~ nervous expectant father.
= characteristically
ADV: ADV adj
3.
You use ~ to indicate that someone has behaved in the way that they normally do.
Typically, the Norwegians were on the mountain two hours before anyone else...
= characteristically
ADV: ADV with cl, ADV adj