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take one day at a time

take one day at a time verb: to approach each situation with focus on the present rather than preoccupation about the future.

Verb

take one day at a time (third-person singular simple present takes one day at a time, present participle taking one day at a time, simple past took one day at a time, past participle taken one day at a time)

  1. (ambitransitive) To approach each situation with focus on the present rather than preoccupation about the future.
    • Near-synonym: take things as they come
    • Take one day at a time.
    Synonyms:
    take things as they come

Synonyms of take one day at a time

  • take things as they come

Forms of take one day at a time

third-person singular presenttakes one day at a time
present participletaking one day at a time
pasttook one day at a time
past participletaken one day at a time

Questions about take one day at a time

What does take one day at a time mean?
Take one day at a time means to approach each situation with focus on the present rather than preoccupation about the future.
What part of speech is take one day at a time?
Take one day at a time is a verb.
What is the past tense of take one day at a time?
The past tense of take one day at a time is took one day at a time.

Words near take one day at a time in the dictionary

  1. take on faith
  2. take on strength
  3. take on the chin
  4. take on trust
  5. take on water
  6. take one day at a time
  7. take one for the team
  8. take one up
  9. take one's ball and go home
  10. take one's bat and ball and go home
  11. take one's best shot

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