by the day

1. Also,. According to a specific time period, as in I'm renting this car by the day, or He's being paid by the hour. This usage generally describes some kind of rate. [1400s]

Example Sentences

His AI experiments get more bizarre by the day, and his SpaceX projects, which include driverless cybercabs, have been repeatedly delayed.

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They say it’s old and decaying by the day, a shell of its former greatness.

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The case against former FBI Director James Comey grows flimsier by the day.

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“It’s not finished, of course! But we’re getting closer by the day. Why, I’ve already put some diapers in the drawers.”

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Books and pencils and porridge oats get dearer by the day, and the girls go through embroidery floss at an alarming rate.

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