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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Retailers, Hottovy said, would “take that trade any day of the week.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 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
“Butter’s about to drop her calf any day now. Could even be tonight.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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