on the day
idiom
British
: on the day that an event happens
I know we seem a bit disorganized now, but we'll be all right on the day.
Whether we win or not depends on which players are healthy on the day.
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The sky is constantly overcast, streaked with red lightning, while the setting is forever frozen in the year 1983, on the day Eleven first opened the wormhole.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
That review will examine campus safety conditions leading up to the incident, how the university prepared for and responded on the day of the shooting, and how emergency response efforts were handled afterward.
—Jason M. Volack, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
That review will examine campus safety conditions leading up to the incident, how the university prepared for and responded on the day of the shooting, and how emergency response efforts were handled afterward.
—Jason M. Volack, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
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“On the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20day. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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