the big day
noun phrase
: the day that something important happens
Tomorrow is the big day.
also
: the day someone is to be married
So, when's the big day?
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Luckily for Nitro, the big day eventually came when a family in Greenford, Ohio, visited — and decided to take him home, just days before the seven-year mark would have passed.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Your notes are excellent sources of social media content and serve as helpful reminders from the big day.
—Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The pair didn’t see each other’s outfits before the big day, with the fittings performed separately.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
On the big day, Travis popped the question in the garden at his home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Your notes are excellent sources of social media content and serve as helpful reminders from the big day.
—Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The pair didn’t see each other’s outfits before the big day, with the fittings performed separately.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
On the big day, Travis popped the question in the garden at his home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the big day
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“The big day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20day. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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