day-to-day
adjective
occurring each day; daily.
Jump to:
-
day-to-day
-
day to day
day to dayAlso, from day to day.
day-to-day
American
[dey-tuh-dey]
/ ˈdeɪ təˈdeɪ /
adjective
-
occurring each day; daily.
day-to-day chores; day-to-day worries.
-
concerned only with immediate needs or desires without preparation for the future.
day-to-day
British
adjective
day to day
Idioms
-
Also, from day to day.
-
Continuously, without interruption, on a daily basis. For example, Running this office day to day is not an easy task . [Late 1800s]
-
live from day to day . Be interested only in immediate concerns, without thought for the future. For example, Jean lives from day to day, planning nothing in advance . Also see live for the moment .
Etymology
Origin of day-to-day
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I thought it was interesting to imagine: What is that in reality? What would that feel like day to day? What was his domestic situation?” he continues.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Many variables can alter your pace from day to day or week to week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
"He hasn't immediately gone back to who he was before and he's still dealing with that on a day to day."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Keeping meals similar from day to day and maintaining a steady calorie intake could help people lose more weight, according to research from the American Psychological Association.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Their actions had simply made impressions upon my sensibilities as I lived from day to day, impressions which crystallized and coagulated into clusters and configurations of memory, attitudes, moods, ideas.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
