Phrase guide

one of these days

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

One day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • One of these days, he won't be so lucky.
  • We'll be seeing you one of these days, I expect.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: jonakin päivänä — one day
  • French: un de ces quatre — one day
  • French: un de ces jours — one day
  • Polish: niedługo — one day
  • Polish: wkrótce — one day
  • Polish: pewnego dnia — one day
  • Portuguese: qualquer dia desses — one day
  • Portuguese: algum dia desses — one day
  • Portuguese: um dia desses — one day
  • Portuguese: um dia destes — one day
  • Russian: одна́жды (odnáždy) — one day
  • Russian: в оди́н прекра́сный день (v odín prekrásnyj denʹ) — one day
  • Russian: когда́-нибудь (kogdá-nibudʹ) — one day
  • Russian: на днях (na dnjax) — one day
  • Scottish Gaelic: latha de na làithean — one day
  • Spanish: un día de estos — one day
  • Swedish: en vacker dag — one day