day-by-day

[ dey-bahy-dey ]

adjective

1. taking place each day; daily:

   a day-by-day account.

Word History and Origins

Origin of day-by-day¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Idioms and Phrases

On each successive day, daily, as in Day by day he's getting better . Percy Bysshe Shelley used this expression, first recorded in 1362, in Adonais (1821): “fear and grief ... consume us day by day.”

Example Sentences

When you are young, you don't know exactly what you need day by day to arrive at the game 100 per cent.

From BBC

“Andrea only gave us scripts day by day, so I didn’t know anything that was happening. When Bailey was finding out all this stuff, it was me actually finding that out as well.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I just take it day by day, honestly. There’s always highs and lows,” Dugalić said.

From Los Angeles Times

You’ll watch the home team, day by day and all summer long, yet the casual fan pays little interest to the other 29 teams, or the stars on them.

From Los Angeles Times

“If I can live through this next six months, day by day, what comes next will be marvellous.”

From BBC