day by day

idiom

: in small amounts every day

Day by day, the situation is becoming more complex.

She felt herself growing stronger day by day.

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Whispers were already coming out of Syria that something was happening, first in the northern city of Aleppo, but moving south toward the capital, Damascus, day by day. —

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 Redshirt junior Caroline Ducharme is the only injured player that has not yet gone through a pregame warmup, and Auriemma said the team is still taking her recovery day by day. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024 Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, brings the vast bulk of that wealth: a net worth of more than $346 billion, with that value fluctuating day by day. —

Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024 For his part, Roach is taking each red carpet moment day by day. —

Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for day by day