day by day
idiom
: in small amounts every day
Day by day, the situation is becoming more complex.
She felt herself growing stronger day by day.
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Starmer initially stood up for his deputy, but his support grew more anemic day by day.
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Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
So, now just taking it step by step, day by day.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
And the compound effect is little things day by day possibly adding up to big things.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
China’s increasingly unsustainable dilemma between energy security and low-carbon goals is becoming more stark day by day.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
So, now just taking it step by step, day by day.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
And the compound effect is little things day by day possibly adding up to big things.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
China’s increasingly unsustainable dilemma between energy security and low-carbon goals is becoming more stark day by day.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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