day by day
One sunrise after another
Day by day means gradually, one day at a time, with change accumulating through small increments: Day by day, she grew stronger.
It emphasizes slow progress or deterioration rather than sudden transformation.
The phrase can also describe taking things as they come, without looking too far ahead: We're just taking it day by day.
- graduallyIn slow stages
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- one step at a timeProceeding in stages
- bit by bitIn small increments
- steadilyIn constant, unwavering fashion
little by little · inch by inch · slowly · slow and steady · continuous · constant · periodical · again and again · repetition · diurnally · in due course · the long haul · step by step · baby steps · consistency · fortitude · incremental · mundane
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
- time phrasesall night, for now, in time, on time, right now
- time wordsminute, hour, now, soon, later
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
day by dayall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
suddenly · instantly · immediately · instantaneously · overnight
day by daylong-term
Lasting extended period
in the long run · strategically · for the long haul · in perpetuity
day by dayall together
In one collective action
wholesale · en masse · in one go · completely · totally
day, daily, holiday, today, everyday, midday, yesterday, birthday, workday