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Collocations for «day»Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word «day» in context. WordReference English Collocations © 2023 dayⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK. n
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by Liz Walter
Back in March, I wrote a post about phrases containing the word ‘time’: https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2018/03/07/having-the-time-of-your-life-phrases-with-time/. Today, I’m going to look at another set of phrases connected with time, all of which contain the word ‘day’.
I’ll start with phrases connected with talking about the past. For something that happened within approximately the last week, it is common to say the other day: I had coffee with Bea the other day. To talk about a period further back in history, we often say in those days: In those days we only had black and white TV. When we are talking about something we enjoyed in the past, we sometimes say Those were the days!: We children were allowed to run free in the countryside. Ah, those were the days!
To talk about the present, we often use the phrase these days: Most people book online these days. We also use in this day and age to talk about the present, often to express annoyance when you think that something or someone should be more modern: Nobody should be without clean water in this day and age. We use to this day to emphasize that something is still true or still happening: To this day, she refuses to talk about the incident.
There are also a couple of ‘day’ phrases for talking about the future. If we say that something will happen any day now, we mean that it will happen very soon: The baby is due any day now. We use one of these days to talk about something we believe will happen in the future, especially to give a warning: One of these days you’re going to cause a serious accident. Conversely, we use the sarcastic phrase That’ll be the day! to show that we do not believe that something will happen: My brother offering to cook a meal? That’ll be the day!
There are many other phrases with ‘day’, and I will finish with a few of the most useful ones. We say that something happens day in day out when we want to emphasize that it never stops and is very annoying or boring: I had to listen to people complaining, day in day out. If we say that someone or something’s days are numbered, we mean that they will not exist much longer: His days as president are numbered. If something has had its day, it is much less popular than it used to be and is likely to disappear: Some people think that print journalism has had its day.
Finally, I hope that reading this post has made your day (made you feel happy)!
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Words starting with «day» in Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
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List of words starting with day
See below list of words starting with «day» in Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition:
a period of 24 hours, especially the part when it is light and people are awake
Adjectives frequently used with day
next, previous etc: following, next, previous, sameWe were due to leave the following day.describing the weather: cloudy, cold, fine, glorious, hot, nice, rainy, sunny, warm, wetIt’s the hottest day of the year so far.enjoyable or important: big, enjoyable, fantastic, fun, good, great, lovely, memorable, perfect, special, wonderfulI hope you have a really memorable day.difficult or unpleasant: bad, hard, longI think it was one of the worst days of my life.normal: normal, ordinary, typicalIt is difficult to describe a typical day for me.busy or not busy: busy, quietWe’ve got a busy day tomorrow.
Nouns frequently used before day
when a particular thing happens: election, feast, opening, polling, school, training, wedding, workingPayments will be credited to your account the next working day.seasons: autumn, fall, spring, summer, summer’s, winter, winter’sA glorious summer day helped to make this a very enjoyable occasion for all competitors and spectators.
Verbs frequently used with day
have, spend, startShe’s spent the last few days in bed, wrapped in her duvet.
Verbs that frequently follow day
when a particular day arrives or begins: begin, come, dawn, startThe day started in a way that no-one wants on their skiing holiday: rain.happen and come to an end: go, go by, go on, pass, wear onThe weather improved as the day went on.The problem is getting greater as each day passes.