Saying "mostly" in Japanese: ほとんど or something else?


I've come across a problem repeatedly when I use Japanese, and that is the
proper use of ほとんど. I've gathered that it means _most_ in an opposite manner;
e.g. ほとんどない to say _mostly don't have_ and I want to know how I can just say
_most_ in a regular manner; e.g. in _most people do that_.

For example, ほとんどの人 would be an incorrect translation of "most people"; is
there a more correct way to phrase this, like たくさんの人 (which would mean a
slightly different thing than I am aiming for; i.e. _a lot of people_ instead
of _most people_ ) or some other phrase that I am missing?




ほとんどの人 seems to be a good translation of "most people". [An example from NHK
news](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10012471891000/k10012471891000.html)




ほとんどの人 seems to be a good translation of "most people". [An example from NHK
news](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10012471891000/k10012471891000.html)

