by the day

idiom

: as each day passes
things are getting better by the day.

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As the New York Yankees' hopes for a division title continue to grow, manager Aaron Boone's decisions get tougher by the day. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, Hogwarts is getting fuller by the day. Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 What was once takeout menus and buffets, Khanna said, has transformed into a business segment aiming to rival that of Italian and French cuisine and is garnering growing interest by the day. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025 With technology changing by the day, our schools should equip students not only with AI literacy—though that is critical—but with professional skills that will be resilient to advances in technology. Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by the day

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“By the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20day. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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