day-by-day

American  

[dey-bahy-dey] / ˈdeɪ baɪˈdeɪ /

adjective

1. taking place each day; daily.

   a day-by-day account.

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day by day Idioms  

1. 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.”

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Etymology

Origin of day-by-day

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

But the appropriators have continued their work through this period… So it’s a touch and go day-by-day analysis that we have here as a leadership team.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along the way, I discovered and began to practice the day-by-day rituals of Judaism, which helped me understand the larger fabric that clothes all religions: faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

Related Words

• constantly
• day-to-day
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