day-to-day

alternative day to day

1. not comparableOrdinary, mundane, or everyday.

   One has to deal with the day-to-day chores.

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   “The book is about guilt, adultery, murder, a chase through the mountains — you know, the usual day-to-day stuff,” Babcock said wryly.

   2025 August 2, Maureen Dowd, quoting Richard Babcock, “Attention, Men: Books Are Sexy!”, in The New York Times

2. not comparableHappening every day, everyday.

   I would like to know about the day-to-day workings of the business.

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   High manganese material is three times more costly, but its expectation of life is five years; in addition, it offers a big saving in day-to-day maintenance.

   1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Liverpool Street layout remodelled”, in Modern Railways, page 222

   Most of those working so hard to find a peace formula carried no major day-to-day responsibilities in Vietnam or Southeast Asia. This lack enabled them to take a detached, above-the-battle stance.

   1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 255

   "After a year of patchy performance, passengers just want a consistent day-to-day service they can rely on and a better chance of getting a seat."

   2019 December 18, Andrew Roden, “Rail fares to rise by an average of 2.7% in January”, in Rail, page 16

3. USnot comparableoftenhobbiesSubject to daily redetermination.

   He has an ankle sprain and his status is day-to-day.

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   [T]he supply of the basic necessities for making polish-remover is becoming more scarce every day. Our company is fortunate in having a year’s supply on hand but other organizations have been leading a day-to-day life, so to speak, with their polish-remover.

   1941 November 7, Herman Johnson, quotee, “Nail Polish Remover Days Are Numbered […]”, in Tucson Daily Citizen, late news edition, volume LXXII, number 263, Tucson, Ariz., →OCLC, page 11, column 3

comparative more day-to-day · superlative most day-to-day · alternative day to day

1. On a daily basis.

   The cost of gasoline is determined day-to-day.

alternative day to day

1. uncountableOrdinary, monotonous routine; that which is usual or mundane.

   People come here to escape the day-to-day.