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one of these days

one of these days adverb: one day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).

Adverb

one of these days (not comparable)

  1. One day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).
    • One of these days, he won't be so lucky.
    • We'll be seeing you one of these days, I expect.
    Synonyms:
    someday

Synonyms of one of these days

Questions about one of these days

What does one of these days mean?
One of these days means one day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).
What part of speech is one of these days?
One of these days is an adverb.

Words near one of these days in the dictionary

  1. one o'clock
  2. one of a kind
  3. one of a kinds
  4. one of His Majesty's bad bargains
  5. one of Jehovah's Witnesses
  6. one of these days
  7. one of these fine days
  8. one of these odd-come-shortlies
  9. one of those days
  10. one of those things
  11. one of us

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