on a day-to-day basis

English

Prepositional phrase

on a day-to-day basis

  1. (idiomatic) Occurring as part of a daily routine.
    Synonym: on a daily basis
    If you take the subway on a day-to-day basis, it might be worth getting a monthly pass.
    In wartime everything is done on a day-to-day basis because you can never plan ahead.

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