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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Married partners Genie Kwon and Timothy Flores run the place, a Filipino bakery by day, fine-dining restaurant by night. Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025 Please show me the meal plan, separating it by day from Monday to Sunday, with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and one snack listed for each day. Julia Ries, Outside Online, 16 May 2025 The prosecution would then have another chance to question Ventura as the judge seeks to cut her loose by day's end. Nbc News, NBC news, 16 May 2025 The film centers on Hong Im, a widowed farmer who leads a double life – tending paddy fields by day and serving as a ritual healer for villagers by night. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 May 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 28 May. 2025.

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