next day

Twenty-four hours later

Next day refers to the day immediately following a reference point, usually today or a specified date.

It appears frequently in commerce: next-day delivery, next-day shipping.

As an adverb phrase, it describes when something happens: She called him; next day he showed up at her door.

The hyphenated form typically modifies nouns.

Related

subsequent · overnight · sunrise · dawn · afterward · later · soon · future · rise and shine · early bird · hit snooze · fresh · new · continuation · sequel · wake · routine · alarm

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Opposites
temporal sequence

next dayday before

yesterday · last day · the day before · same day · distant past

delivery/service speed

next daysame-day

Within twenty-four hours

standard shipping · ground shipping · economy shipping · freight · standard delivery

Family

next, day, days, daily, daylight, daytime, today, yesterday, nightly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G