Phrase guide

day after day

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

For an indefinite number of days.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Day after day they added entries.
  • The images we see day after day numb us.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

for an indefinite number of successive days

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: day in day out

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَوْمًا بَعْدَ يَوْم (yawman baʕda yawm) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Azerbaijani: günbəgün — For an indefinite number of days
  • Azerbaijani: gündən günə — For an indefinite number of days
  • Carrier: lhan'at dzin — For an indefinite number of days
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日復一日 /日复一日 (rì fù yī rì) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Chinese Mandarin: 連日 /连日 (liánrì) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Danish: dag efter dag — For an indefinite number of days
  • Dutch: dag in dag uit — For an indefinite number of days
  • Esperanto: tagon post tago — For an indefinite number of days
  • Estonian: päev-päevalt — For an indefinite number of days
  • Finnish: päivä toisensa jälkeen — For an indefinite number of days
  • French: jour après jour — For an indefinite number of days
  • German: Tag für Tag — For an indefinite number of days
  • Hindi: तारीख पे तारीख (tārīkh pe tārīkh) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Hindi: तारीख पर तारीख (tārīkh par tārīkh) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Hindi: दिन प्रतिदिन (din pratidin) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Hungarian: nap nap után — For an indefinite number of days
  • Hungarian: nap mint nap — For an indefinite number of days
  • Hungarian: napról napra — For an indefinite number of days
  • Ido: diope — For an indefinite number of days
  • Italian: giorno dopo giorno — For an indefinite number of days
  • Japanese: 連日 (renjitsu) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Japanese: 来る日も来る日も (kuruhimokuruhimo) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Korean: 연일 (yeonil) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Malay: hari demi hari — For an indefinite number of days
  • Norwegian: dag etter dag — For an indefinite number of days
  • Polish: dzień w dzień — For an indefinite number of days
  • Polish: dzień za dniem — For an indefinite number of days
  • Portuguese: dia após dia — For an indefinite number of days
  • Romanian: zi de zi — For an indefinite number of days
  • Russian: день за днём (denʹ za dnjom) — For an indefinite number of days
  • Spanish: día tras día — For an indefinite number of days
  • Swedish: dag efter dag — For an indefinite number of days
  • Turkish: günden güne — For an indefinite number of days
  • Vietnamese: ngày này qua ngày khác — For an indefinite number of days