day one

noun

1. (often initial capital letters) the very first day or beginning of something.

Word History and Origins

Origin of day one¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

And so, love, Tuesday is to be our day—one day more—and then!

From Project Gutenberg

Till one day—one day—the tiger that was tamed falls upon the tamer, the master, the lover, the friend!

From Project Gutenberg

And that day one year my Jock smacks me on the cheek, and gets on the mare; and when I ask: 'Where be goin'?'

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The clock struck; I suddenly remembered that it was on this hour and this day one year ago that my mistress deceived me.

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No; I have not forgotten what this day one year ago took from you, or what it gave to me—my heart's best treasure.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• birth
• creation
• dawn
• inauguration
• inception
• introduction
• onset
• opening
• outset
• starting point
• top