to the day

idiom

: to exactly a specified number of years

It's been 100 years to the day since their great discovery.

Soon after their wedding, almost a year to the day, they got divorced.

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Imagine starting your 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings to the day long sounds of blaring music, announcers, and now the tolling of the bells for every third down. —

Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025 Loading your audio article PEBBLE BEACH—Alex Smith initially didn’t realize that Thursday marked seven years to the day he got traded from the Kansas City Chiefs to make way for Patrick Mahomes’ championship spree. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 Ten years to the day after his first big league hit against the A’s, Ichiro hit an infield single that drove in the lead run in the ninth against Brian Fuentes. —

Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025 The launch came 13 years to the day since the first Falcon 9 launch in 2010. —

Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for to the day