on the day

phrase

British
: on the day that an event happens
I know we seem a bit disorganized now, but we'll be all right on the day.
Whether we win or not depends on which players are healthy on the day.

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Despite Musk’s decline in net worth and his companies’ losses, the stock market as a whole performed very well on the day after the election. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026 For example, Levin said Meta never acknowledged that at least one No Kings creator’s account was also suspended on the day the No Kings account was disabled. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026 Then ask whether the doctor who reviews your case is the one who will lead your surgery, and what that doctor does personally on the day. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 The process wouldn’t be as simple as Letterman and Damon dropping by on the day of the shoot. — Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the day

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“On the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20day. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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