any day
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No particular time, as in It doesn't matter when; any day is fine with me .
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Also, any day now . Quite soon, as in I might get a call any day , or There could be a snowstorm any day now .
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Also, any day of the week . Every day, as in I could eat fresh corn any day of the week . All three senses employ any in the sense of “no matter which,” a usage dating from a.d. 1000.
Example Sentences
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More details about the award and governance are due any day now.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
She is sustained by the hope and belief that her mother is alive and will come get her any day now.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Sibtain said since the film, MacInnes has starred in a theatre production in the US and released a single, with another to "drop any day now".
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
I’d watch “Hag” over the next 15 Netflix originals any day.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“They are purposely avoiding one another. Wait and see. There is some deep reason behind it, and we’ll find what it is, soon. Keep watch. Something is sure to happen any day now.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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