day in, day out
day in, day out adverb: every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).
Adverb
day in, day out
- Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).
- Even if you like peanut butter sandwiches, eating the same sandwiches day in, day out will get old.
- There were derailments happening day in and day out, due in part to 'shunting mishaps' but more frequently involving wagons in freight trains due to a combination of poor track and speed.2022 January 26, John Crosse, “When the tide turned to a safer railway...”, in RAIL, number 949, page 52
- Synonyms:
- day after day
Synonyms of day in, day out
Forms of day in, day out
| alternative form | day-in-day-out |
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Questions about day in, day out
- What does day in, day out mean?
- Day in, day out means every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).
- What part of speech is day in, day out?
- Day in, day out is an adverb.
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