Meanings
adverbday by day (comparative more day by day, superlative most day by day)
comparative more day by day · superlative most day by day
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: one day at a time.
He tore the page for Thursday from his day by day calendar.
2 more examples
Wimbledon's press office produces a day by day summary of the day's play.
These three things I do pray, day by day.
1995, “Day by Day”, in Jesus Freak, performed by dc Talk - gradually
Day by day things got worse.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbgradually and progressively
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Translations
Finnish päivä päivältä
- päivä päivältägradually
French de jour en jour
- de jour en jourgradually
Greek μέρα με τη μέρα
- μέρα με τη μέρα (méra me ti méra)gradually
Korean 날마다
- 날마다 (nalmada)one day at a time
Polish z dnia na dzień
- z dnia na dzieńgradually
Tamil நாளுக்குநாள்
- நாளுக்குநாள் (nāḷukkunāḷ)gradually
Welsh dydd yn ei ddydd, dydd yn ei ddydd
- dydd yn ei ddyddone day at a time
- dydd yn ei ddyddgradually
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with day by day
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APA
day by day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20by%20day
MLA
“day by day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20by%20day. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day by day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20by%20day.
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