day after day

idiomatic phrase

: for an indefinite or seemingly endless number of days
followed the same routine day after day

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Only my true fans would notice unsettling changes in my behavior meeting after meeting, day after day, video after video. Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 Great achievements are never instant; they are built patiently, step by step, by learning day after day. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 Every sensor and circuit must withstand the wear and tear of constant deployment, because lives might depend not on a single success but on predictable excellence day after day. Divyaditya Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 It can be built slowly in conversations at the dinner table, in sideline pep talks, and in watching someone live out their purpose day after day. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for day after day

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of day after day was in 1555

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“Day after day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20after%20day. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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