1
: taking place, made, or done in the course of days
in charge of day-to-day operations
2
: providing for a day at a time with little thought for the future
an aimless day-to-day existence
day-to-day
adverb
or day to day
struggling day-to-day [=every day] with depression
living day to day [=one day at a time]
… it's impossible to live with devastation day to day and not look on all the concern over one still-healthy individual as a vulgar spectacle.
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Robert Massa
Robert Massa
plural day-to-days
: a usual routine that occurs each day
… a feeling of hope and adventure that many of us lack in our day-to-day.—Nathan Mattise
Nathan MattiseBut the woman is fearless, living life in a perpetual state of curiosity despite her repetitive day-to-day.—Alex Suskind
Alex SuskindExamples of day-to-day in a Sentence
Adjective
the day-to-day routine of commuting to work
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
These authors challenge this conventional wisdom by spotlighting CEOs who dive deep into day-to-day execution rather than hovering at the strategic...
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—Scott Cook, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
City officials estimated the revenue from Disney parks attendance and parking would generate $108 million to $164 million annually toward the city’s day-to-day operations, such as providing police and fire services, operating libraries and maintaining city streets.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Cowshed will manage and operate the day-to-day operations of the channel and look after content strategy and audience development.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
These authors challenge this conventional wisdom by spotlighting CEOs who dive deep into day-to-day execution rather than hovering at the strategic...
Aviso: Este texto foi traduzido com o uso de tradução automática e pode conter erros.
—Scott Cook, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
Despite calls to make daylight saving time a permanent fixture in Americans' day-to-day lives, the time will change only two days after Halloween.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
City officials estimated the revenue from Disney parks attendance and parking would generate $108 million to $164 million annually toward the city’s day-to-day operations, such as providing police and fire services, operating libraries and maintaining city streets.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Day-to-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day-to-day. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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