day-by-day

[dey-bahy-dey]

adjective

1. taking place each day; daily.

   a day-by-day account.

Word History and Origins

Origin of day by day¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Idioms and Phrases

On each successive day, daily, as in Day by day he's getting better. Percy Bysshe Shelley used this expression, first recorded in 1362, in Adonais (1821): “fear and grief ... consume us day by day.”

Example Sentences

It said air and ground forces would be part of this next stage of the military's operation, with the number of troops increasing day-by-day.

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The situation is understood to be fluid as the company attempts to get its networks back up and running, and decisions are being taken on a day-by-day basis.

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Decisions on whether to fly to certain destinations could be made on a "day-by-day basis" he said.

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"I thought I would have to endure it day-by-day," he said.

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“It’s a day-by-day soap opera, and just like a soap opera, you get relief, then it heats up again,” said Jonathan D. Aronson, a professor of international communication and international relations at USC.

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Related Words

• constantly 
• day-to-day 
• everyday 
• often 
• periodic 
• regular 
• regularly 
• routine