by the day

idiom

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

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Super said the business is growing more agile by the day and responded quickly when the economy started to cool in February. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 11 June 2025 Nothing in nature seems so pressing as to be planned by the day and the hour. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025 As clips of White’s intonations spread across the internet, people mocked the Florida pastor — arguing that Trump’s Christian base was appearing more extreme, more unhinged by the day. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025 For general manager Matt Hendricks, the feeling was of his hair getting grayer by the day. Joe Smith, New York Times, 21 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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