day by day

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Adverb

day by day (comparative more day by day, superlative most day by day)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) one day at a time

   He tore the page for Thursday from his day by day calendar.

   Wimbledon's press office produces a day by day summary of the day's play.

   • 1995, “Day by Day”, in Jesus Freak, performed by dc Talk:

     These three things I do pray, day by day.

2. gradually

   Day by day things got worse.

Translations

one day at a time

• Armenian: օրեցօր (hy) (ōrecʻōr)
• Korean: 날마다 (nalmada)
• Norwegian Nynorsk: dag for dag
• Udi: гъибагъи (ɣibaɣi)

gradually

• Finnish: päivä päivältä
• French: de jour en jour (fr)
• Greek: μέρα με τη μέρα (el) (méra me ti méra)
• Polish: z dnia na dzień (pl)

Further reading

• “day by day”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “day by day”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “day by day” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.