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In the day vs On the day

Both 'in the day' and 'on the day' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In the day' is used to refer to a period of time during the day, while 'on the day' is used to refer to a specific day or date.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

In the day

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a period of time during the day.

Use 'in the day' when you want to talk about something that happens during the daytime hours.

Examples:

I like to take a nap in the day.
The sun is shining brightly in the day.
She prefers to work in the day and relax at night.

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In the day, their fur grows from within.
The car's image is truly different in the day.
In the day, they're like this light... blue with orange tint.
"In the day, I'm free to do what I please as long as it is legal."
Not enough seconds in the day.
There's not enough time in the day to have a special moment with everybody.
In the day, he's a frog and at night, a prince
We are faced diversity in the day shift, but...
I can't go out in the day anymore.
But half your life is in the day.
So you can just teach in the day.
It's not like there's time in the day to be surfing the net, this was a moment, I got away.
He must have moved in the day before us.
A lot of people with dementia don't show signs in the day.
You see, they have great vision... in the day.
And in the day, when he shall walk abroad...
The thing is, l driVe a taxi at night, so it's kind of hard for me to work in the day.
My flaky's never turned out so well, I think it's because this room's quite chilly in the day.
For one thing, they're open in the day, windowless, and too loud for good audio surveillance.
I only get a couple of hours and then I'm falling asleep in the day.

Alternatives:

during the day
in the daytime
throughout the day
during daylight hours
during daylight

On the day

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a specific day or date.

Use 'on the day' when you want to specify a particular day or date when something happens.

Examples:

We will meet on the day of the conference.
The concert is scheduled on the day of her birthday.
I received the news on the day of my graduation.

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On the day of the crash, we argued.
On the day he received his sailing papers... Jim's class proved it was shipshape.
On the day that Kana disappeared...
On the day of my husband's passing.
On the day of your daughter's wedding.
On the day she's found dead in it.
On the day he presented it, I congratulated him.
On the day Owen died, Greg knew the routine.
On the day Sergeant Kelsey Blake was shot, you...
On the day of the scheduled meeting, I tried...
On the day my father promised to return... my mother started waiting at dawn.
On the day the letters were sent, he had pick-ups in Thame, Kidlington...
On the day! took control.
On the day she left, she must have done something.
On the day of the concert, Clara and Frank disappear.
On the day of Curtis's funeral Atlantic Records closed their offices.
On the day that Robin Williams committed suicide, people flooded hotlines all over this country.
On the day he was killed, Buckley did something unusual.
On the day before egg retrieval, the culture medium is prepared.
On the day before Pearl Harbor the Farmer family Watanabe is slit ritually.

Alternatives:

on that day
on that date
on that particular day
on the specific day
on the specified date

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