day in, day out

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Definitions of day in, day out words

phrase day in, day out If you say that something happens day in, day out or day in and day out, you mean that it happens regularly over a long period of time. 3
noun day in, day out every day and all day long 3
noun day in, day out every day 3
noun day in, day out the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day. 1
noun day in, day out the light of day; daylight: The owl sleeps by day and feeds by night. 1
noun day in, day out Astronomy. Also called mean solar day. a division of time equal to 24 hours and representing the average length of the period during which the earth makes one rotation on its axis. Also called solar day. a division of time equal to the time elapsed between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun. Also called civil day. a division of time equal to 24 hours but reckoned from one midnight to the next. See also lunar day, sidereal day. 1

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; Middle English; Old English dæg; cognate with German Tag

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".