the day

The present time

The day refers to a particular moment or period that has been anticipated, discussed, or is otherwise significant in context.

It often points to a deadline, event, or reckoning: When the day comes, we'll be ready.

To save the day is to rescue a situation from failure.

To carry the day is to prevail.

Call it a day means to stop working.

present

now

The present moment

currently · presently · nowadays · here and now · as we speak · right now · this instant · contemporary · modern · existing

Opposites
TEMPORAL PERIOD (light vs. dark)

the daynighttime

Dark hours between dusk and dawn

night · darkness · after dark · dusk · midnight

TEMPORAL SPECIFICITY (present vs. other)

the dayyesterday

The previous day

tomorrow · another day · the past · the day before · the day after

TIME SCALE (brief vs. extended)

the daythe moment

Current point in time

eternity

Family

the, day, thee, thou, thy, thine, days, daily, daytime

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