from one day to the next

phrase

: every day
She changes her mind from one day to the next.
: on any given day
You never know from one day to the next what's going to happen to you.

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When the optimal price rose from one day to the next, the governor ensured that the new higher price was recommended. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 The answer often changes from one day to the next, but the question doesn’t. — Nathan Mitchell, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Because my films are now available on the internet, on streaming platforms, all of a sudden, from one day to the next, there are 800,000 people who speak about one film of mine. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Cima lives in one of those fragile pockets of safety, and her interactions with Hig introduce the possibility of something beyond simply surviving from one day to the next. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from one day to the next

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“From one day to the next.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20one%20day%20to%20the%20next. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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