day-to-day

[dey-tuh-dey]

adjective

1. occurring each day; daily.

   day-to-day chores; day-to-day worries.

2. concerned only with immediate needs or desires without preparation for the future.

day-to-day

adjective

1. routine; everyday

   day-to-day chores

Word History and Origins

Origin of day-to-day¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

Both suggested borrowers were paying more to finance day-to-day operations.

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I counted on her small-minded interference in the day-to-day running of the school to keep attention diverted elsewhere, while I searched for the information I needed.”

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The practice is currently used at a smaller scale in day-to-day medicine, where living cells such as blood cells, sperm and embryos are frozen at ultra-low temperatures to be stored.

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Rucker would have detailed insight into day-to-day FBI operations and those meeting within the director’s office.

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“You got ICE agents who apparently feel so emboldened by what they do on a day-to-day basis, they’re essentially treating their own neighborhoods as an area they need to start investigating,” Kirakosian said.

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Related Words

• constantly 
• everyday 
• often 
• periodic 
• regular 
• regularly 
• routine