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

This day-by-day approach to governance extends to the Republican Congress.

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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.

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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.

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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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Related Words

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