on the day
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: 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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Sally wants to be a veterinarian or an astronaut or a tennis star, depending on the day.
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 May 2025
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
When those drills had activated on the day of the blast, one of their motors had created a spark.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
While there may still be ways around this, the deadline set by European football’s governing body to address any multi-club ownership issues passed on March 1 — on the day Palace beat Millwall in the fifth round of the FA Cup, when any talk of lifting the trophy felt fanciful.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 May 2025
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
When those drills had activated on the day of the blast, one of their motors had created a spark.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
While there may still be ways around this, the deadline set by European football’s governing body to address any multi-club ownership issues passed on March 1 — on the day Palace beat Millwall in the fifth round of the FA Cup, when any talk of lifting the trophy felt fanciful.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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