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

“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

“We take it day by day. We are sitting here and talking together now, but maybe in five minutes we’ll have to close down and leave.”

From BBC

You just have to remember to take a deep breath and go day by day.

From Salon