Collocations for day - noun
1. period of 24 hours
ADJ.
the following, (the) next | the previous | the other
I was in your area the other day (= recently).
I was in your area the other day (= recently).
one, some
I hope we meet again some day.
I hope we meet again some day.
the very
It happened on the very day (= the same day) that Kemp was murdered. | The parcel arrived the very next day.
It happened on the very day (= the same day) that Kemp was murdered. | The parcel arrived the very next day.
auspicious, big, eventful, field, historic, memorable, red-letter, special
The tabloid press had a field day with the latest government scandal.
The tabloid press had a field day with the latest government scandal.
fateful, sad
those killed in the hail of bullets fired on that fateful day
those killed in the hail of bullets fired on that fateful day
Christmas, Mother''s, etc. | feast, holy | election, opening, market, pay, polling, sports, visiting, wedding | rest, school, study, training
the pattern of the school day
the pattern of the school day
DAY + VERB
pass
He thought of her less as the days passed.
He thought of her less as the days passed.
PREP.
by the ~
He''s getting stronger by the day.
He''s getting stronger by the day.
for a/the ~
They stayed for ten days.
They stayed for ten days.
in a/the ~
We hope to finish the job in a few days.
We hope to finish the job in a few days.
on the ~ (of)
On the day of his wedding he was very nervous.
On the day of his wedding he was very nervous.
~ of
It was the day of the big match.
It was the day of the big match.
2. time between sunrise and sunset
ADJ.
beautiful, bright, fine, glorious, hot, nice, sunny, warm | cold, grey, rainy, windy | autumn, spring, summer/summer''s, winter/winter''s
a fine summer''s day
a fine summer''s day
fun, good, great, happy, lovely, wonderful
Memories of happy days on the hills never fade.
Memories of happy days on the hills never fade.
bad
On a bad day chaos reigns and nobody can predict when a plane will leave.
On a bad day chaos reigns and nobody can predict when a plane will leave.
full
I knew I had a full day''s driving ahead of me.
I knew I had a full day''s driving ahead of me.
VERB + DAY
spend
We spent the day gardening.
We spent the day gardening.
DAY + VERB
break, dawn
As day dawned I found her already hard at work.
As day dawned I found her already hard at work.
PREP.
by ~
We travelled at night and rested by day.
We travelled at night and rested by day.
during the ~, for a/the ~
We went to the seaside for the day.
We went to the seaside for the day.
PHRASES
all day (long), at the end of the day, day and night, one of those days
It''s been one of those days when everything''s gone wrong.
It''s been one of those days when everything''s gone wrong.
3. hours of the day when you work
ADJ.
working | bad, busy, hard, long, tiring
a hard day at the office
a hard day at the office
good, quiet | 7-hour, 8-hour, etc.
a 9-hour working day
a 9-hour working day
PHRASES
a good day''s work
4. (often ‘days’) particular period of time
ADJ.
early, former, old, olden
in the early days of the cinema
in the early days of the cinema
school, student, young
in his younger days
in his younger days
golden, happy, heady
the heady days of the ‘swinging sixties’
the heady days of the ‘swinging sixties’
dark
the dark days of recession
the dark days of recession
PREP.
in sb''s ~
Things were very different in my grandfather''s day.
Things were very different in my grandfather''s day.
of the ~
the government of the day
the government of the day
since the ~s of
Much has changed since the days of my youth.
Much has changed since the days of my youth.
PHRASES
gone are the days when …
Gone are the days when you could do a week''s shopping and still have change from £20.
Gone are the days when you could do a week''s shopping and still have change from £20.
the bad/good old days
That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.
That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.
in this day and age, in those days, the present day
(= the situation that exists in the world now) a study of European drama, from Ibsen to the present day
(= the situation that exists in the world now) a study of European drama, from Ibsen to the present day
these days
Kids grow up so quickly these days.
Kids grow up so quickly these days.
those were the days
(= used to suggest that a time in the past was better than now)
(= used to suggest that a time in the past was better than now)