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19it's early days → see early

20at the end of the day → see end

21late in the day → see late

22someone's days are numbered → see number

23the good old days → see old

-day /-de I / COMB You use -day with a number to indicate how long something lasts. □  The Sudanese leader has left for a two-day visit to Zambia.

day|break /de I bre I k/ N‑UNCOUNT Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears. □  Pedro got up every morning before daybreak.

da y care N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers. □  …a day-care centre for elderly people.

day|dream /de I driːm/ (daydreams , daydreaming , daydreamed ) also day-dream

1 VERB If you daydream , you think about pleasant things for a period of time, usually about things that you would like to happen. □ [V + about ] Do you work hard for success rather than daydream about it? □ [V + of ] He daydreams of being a famous journalist. □ [V ] I am inclined to daydream.

2 N‑COUNT A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen. □  He escaped into daydreams of beautiful women.

Day-Glo /de I gloʊ/ also Dayglo N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Day-Glo colours are shades of orange, pink, green, and yellow which are so bright that they seem to glow. [TRADEMARK ]

da y job PHRASE If someone tells you not to give up the day job , they are saying that they think you should continue doing what you are good at, rather than trying something new which they think you will fail at. [HUMOROUS ]

day|light /de I la I t/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark. □  Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Daylight is the time of day when it begins to get light. □  Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.

3 PHRASE If you say that a crime is committed in broad daylight , you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night. [EMPHASIS ] □  A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight.

da y|light ro b|bery N‑UNCOUNT If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery . [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.

day|lights /de I la I ts/

1 PHRASE If you knock the living daylights out of someone, or beat the living daylights out of them, you hit them very hard many times. [INFORMAL ]

2 PHRASE If someone or something scares the living daylights out of you, they make you feel extremely scared. [INFORMAL ]

Da y|light Sav|ing Time also daylight saving time N‑UNCOUNT Daylight Saving Time is a period of time in the summer when the clocks are set one hour forward, so that people can have extra light in the evening. [AM ] in BRIT, use British Summer Time

day|long /de I lɒŋ, [AM ] -lɔːŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] Daylong is used to describe an event or activity that lasts for the whole of one day. [mainly AM ] □  …a daylong meeting.

da y nu rse|ry (day nurseries ) N‑COUNT A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.

da y o ff (days off ) N‑COUNT A day off is a day when you do not go to work, even though it is usually a working day. □  It was Mrs Dearden's day off, and Paul was on duty in her place.