on the day

idiom

British

: on the day that an event happens

I know we seem a bit disorganized now, but we'll be all right on the day.

Whether we win or not depends on which players are healthy on the day.

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Marvel and Disney+ released the teaser on the day of the season finale for Agatha All Along, a WandaVision spinoff starring Kathryn Hahn. —

Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Contrary to multiple reports, notably in the U.K., Liam Payne likely did not resign from several businesses on the day of his death. —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024 Videos taken by Johnston on the day of the attack that were later played in court showed the actor using a metal bike rack to scale a wall, using a Donald Trump billboard as a blunt shield against police officers, and joking about his fellow rioters attacking the police. —

EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Many Venice residents have been against the entry fee from the beginning, staging protests including on the day of its launch. —

Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the day