by day

prepositional phrase

During the day.

“He is a policeman by day and a thief by night.”

Similar
daysper diem
Opposite
by night
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. During the day.

    He is a policeman by day and a thief by night.

    Synonyms: days, per diem · Antonyms: by night

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseDuring the day.

Similar
daysper diem
Opposite
by night
Also see
days

Translations

Esperanto tage
  • tageduring the day
Finnish päivällä
  • päivälläduring the day
Hebrew יוֹמָם
  • יוֹמָם (yomám)during the day
Latin interdiū
  • interdiūduring the day
Polish za dnia
  • za dniaduring the day
Portuguese de dia
  • de diaduring the day
Russian днём
  • днём (dnjom)during the day
Spanish de día
  • de díaduring the day
Turkish gündüz
  • gündüzduring the day
Ukrainian вдень, уде́нь
  • вдень (vdenʹ)during the day
  • уде́нь (udénʹ)during the day
Cite this entry
APA

by day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20day

MLA

“by day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20day.

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