on the day

idiom

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.

Examples of on the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state. —Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024

Detectives downloaded data from Gano and Mejia's cellphones, which showed no record of any phone calls between the two on the day the child died. —The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024

Meanwhile, Venus was working the same angle to get rid of the person who seemed to alternate between her biggest ally or enemy, depending on the day of the week. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024

Dylan’s phone records also showed movement on the day of his disappearance in the same area where Brenner was squatting. —Kyani Reid, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024

Shares of Google parent company Alphabet jumped as much as 2.4% on the day following news of the new chip before paring back gains. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024

The confirmation comes about six months after last year’s concert, which — due to heavy rain on the day of the event — caused severe damages to the New York City park’s Great Lawn. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024

Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state. —Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024

Companies often feel compelled to make their own mark on the day despite infamous instances where April Fools' fakeries have flopped – or worse, backfired and created costly consequences. —USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024