by day

idiom

: during the day : in daylight
She's a student by day and a waitress at night.
The area looks a lot nicer by day.

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Ball says the goal is to expand to a coffee omakase experience and tea service with wagashi treats between courses by day, and a wine bar by night. Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 Jodie Taylor, a senior director in DEI by day and a rising creator by night, echoes that sentiment. Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 In what must be the darkest Christmas special ever made, Jon Hamm relates his past life of sleazy seduction-coaching by night and torturing digital copies of living people by day, racking up a host of futuristic sins along the way. Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025 Here’s a full list of street closures by day and time. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by day

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“By day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20day. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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