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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Sitting alone, day after day, plugging your words into a document can at times feel like a fruitless pursuit. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 To show up, day after day, when no one’s watching. Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025 The Wizards, this season, are in the stacking days business — doing the right things, day after day, month after month. David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 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 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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