day after day

idiomatic phrase

: for an indefinite or seemingly endless number of days
followed the same routine day after day

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Mainly the problem that is feeding a ho-hum human body day after day. Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024 Democracies around the world have let us down day after day after day. Abc News, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024 Walking long distances, day after day, snapped me out of this cycle. Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024 That concept was dependent on an old model of manufacturing, where the same set of products needed to be mass produced, day after day, year after year. Ujjwal Kumar, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for day after day 

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of day after day was in 1555

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“Day after day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20after%20day. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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