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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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the other day

  1. (idiomatic) recently; lately; a few days ago.
    I was in San Francisco just the other day.
    • 2024 August 21, Philip Haigh, “Stranded trains: problems for passengers and operators”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 52:
      Uh-oh. I emerged from the Underground station at London King's Cross the other day to find a dense throng of people filling the main line station's concourse.

Usage notes

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  • Day can be replaced by night, evening, afternoon, morning. Week and month are less common. Other time terms are unlikely.

Translations

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Noun

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the other day

  1. (Philippines) the day before yesterday.