day-to-day
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Adjective [edit]
day-to-day (comparative more day-to-day, superlative most day-to-day)
- (idiomatic) Ordinary or mundane.
- One has to deal with the day-to-day chores.
- (idiomatic) Happening every day.
- I would like to know about the day-to-day workings of the business.
- (idiomatic, US, sports) Subject to daily redetermination.
- He has an ankle sprain and his status is day-to-day.
Coordinate terms [edit]
- second-to-second
- minute-to-minute
- hour-to-hour
- day-to-day
- week-to-week
- month-to-month
- quarter-to-quarter
- year-to-year
- biennium-to-biennium
- triennium-to-triennium
- quadrennium-to-quadrennium
- quinquennium-to-quinquennium
- decade-to-decade
- century-to-century
- millennium-to-millennium
Translations [edit]
ordinary or mundane
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happening every day
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See also [edit]
Adverb [edit]
day-to-day (comparative more day-to-day, superlative most day-to-day)
- (idiomatic) On a daily basis.
- The cost of gasoline is determined day-to-day.
Coordinate terms [edit]
- second-to-second
- minute-to-minute
- hour-to-hour
- day-to-day
- week-to-week
- month-to-month
- quarter-to-quarter
- year-to-year
- decade-to-decade
- century-to-century
Noun [edit]
day-to-day (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) Ordinary, monotonous routine; that which is usual or mundane.
- People come here to escape the day-to-day.
