ALL meanings of day in, day out
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D d - 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
- noun day in, day out an analogous division of time for a planet other than the earth: the Martian day. 1
- noun day in, day out the portion of a day allotted to work: an eight-hour day. 1
- noun day in, day out a day on which something occurs: the day we met. 1
- noun day in, day out (often initial capital letter) a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance: New Year's Day. 1
- noun day in, day out a time considered as propitious or opportune: His day will come. 1
- noun day in, day out a day of contest or the contest itself: to win the day. 1
- noun day in, day out Often, days. a particular time or period: the present day; in days of old. 1
- noun day in, day out Usually, days. period of life or activity: His days are numbered. 1
- noun day in, day out period of existence, power, or influence: in the day of the dinosaurs. 1
- noun day in, day out Architecture. light1 (def 19a). 1
- idioms day in, day out call it a day, to stop one's activity for the day or for the present; quit temporarily: After rewriting the paper, she decided to call it a day. 1
- idioms day in, day out day and night. night (def 11). 1
- idioms day in, day out day in, day out, every day without fail; regularly: They endured the noise and dirt of the city day in, day out. Also, day in and day out. 1
- adverb day in, day out (Idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous. 0