day after day
65
2.2
- idiom
- Informal
:
día tras día
- Work at it day after day after day and be selfless, not selfish.
- same day after day
- struggle day after day
- hours day after day
That's not what really happened day after day on the show.
- That's not what really happened day after day on the show.
- It's still a struggle day after day for women, you know?
- Just day after day, you do the same thing.
- And they just go through life day after day, kind of rinse, wash, repeat.
- The evidence that came rolling in day after day after day.
- I mean, I'll bet that's gone through your head day after day after day.
- Work at it day after day after day and be selfless, not selfish.
- And then build that habit because it's about creating that consistent habit day after day that will carry you through.
- He will feel the same and think the same pretty much all day long, day after day.
Examples
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The senator has been making that same speech here day after day for the past two months.
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She practices the piano day after day to improve her skills.
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Just day after day, you do the same thing.
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Of course, we face day after day a lot of challenges.
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You just need to make small changes day after day after day.
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It's hard to see how the conditions we face day after day change us.
Fiction book (1993) -
What gives you the strength to carry on day after day?
Academic text (2013) -
It's still a struggle day after day for women, you know?
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They're life decisions that stick with you day after day, week after week, year after year.
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"The only thing a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work," Faulkner said.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Happens without stopping
∞
1.0
Happening or done every day
740
1.0
Very often or all the time without stopping
386
1.0
Often at the same or fixed times
382
1.0
It happens again and again
139
2.9
Happening again and again over time, often with short breaks
95
2.3
Happens without stopping or pausing
91
2.3
Happens often at set times
53
4.9
Continuing without stopping in a strong, determined way
37
3.6
Happens every day for a long time in the same boring way
33
3.4
Every day for a long time without any change
28
4.8
In a way that lasts a long time, often with illness or other problems
22
6.3
In a way that continues without stopping for a long time
10
3.7
For many days in a row without stopping
6
5.4
Happens every year or for a long time
4
2.5
Happening or changing every day
3
7.5
Continuing very strongly and not becoming less
2
6.6
In a way that does not stop
2
7.6
In a way that goes on for a very long time with no end in sight
1
2.5
All the time without stopping
1
8.0
Continuing without stopping or getting weaker
1
5.8
Without stopping for a long time
1
4.3
Happens again and again at regular times
Antonyms
How Often
740
1.0
- Informal
65
2.2
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
438
2.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'day after day' is directly and transparently built from 'day' + 'after' + 'day' — literally one day following another — which easily conveys repeated or continuous occurrence. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'día tras día', French 'jour après jour') and follows straightforward English temporal sequencing, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand it.
Etymology
Day after day comes from the simple image of one day coming right after another day, like pages on a calendar or the sun rising again and again. That's why it means 'repeatedly' or 'continuously' over many days.