day by day
idiom
: in small amounts every day
Day by day, the situation is becoming more complex.
She felt herself growing stronger day by day.
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Although these country tariffs were then delayed for ninety days and change day by day, the net effect is that an industry that operates a global supply chain must prepare to pay the tariff in real time or find ways to exempt or pass it along to the next buyer.
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Just waking up taking it day by day and putting in the work.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Here’s what to watch, day by day: Monday, May 19
On the macro front, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) for April drops at 10:00 a.m. ET.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
Howe was still continuing to assess his own condition day by day and Newcastle did not release an update, knowing a firm decision on who would be in charge for Ipswich had been deferred.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Just waking up taking it day by day and putting in the work.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Here’s what to watch, day by day: Monday, May 19
On the macro front, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) for April drops at 10:00 a.m. ET.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
Howe was still continuing to assess his own condition day by day and Newcastle did not release an update, knowing a firm decision on who would be in charge for Ipswich had been deferred.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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