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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Tsuyoshi comes to school covered in bruises, and as Kiyoko tends to him day after day, the two draw closer. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 But surely demonizing immigrants and racial minorities — day after day, year after year — makes violence against them more likely to occur. Jonathan Zimmerman, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 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 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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