by the day

idiom

: as each day passes
things are getting better by the day.

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The good news for Ukraine is that Trump likes to negotiate a favorable deal, and Russia is growing weaker by the day. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024 The conversations that arose led to some interesting insights about agentic AI applications, which are attracting more attention for enterprise uses by the day. Jason Andersen, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Be sure to order by Friday, Nov. 23, and Home Cuisine will deliver your items by the day before Thanksgiving. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024 Iman, meanwhile, is tormented in his new job, which requires him to hastily process countless new arrest cases by the day. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by the day 

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“By the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20day. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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