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.

Examples of on the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state. —

Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024 Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state. —

Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024 But on the day of Susann Sills' death, detectives had found something else -- a possible motive. —

Gayane Keshishyan Mendez, CBS News, 17 May 2024 The Dutch participant Joost Klein was disqualified on the day of the Grand Final after an allegation of intimidation was made to Swedish police by a female member of the production crew. —

Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024 Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 on the day of the tour. —

Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 Anderson, the PacWest Player of the Year, had nine RBIs on the day. —

Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024 Last month, the Journal Sentinel reported that on the day of the 2020 presidential election, Iverson — who was recently named executive director of the state Republican Party — sent two text messages to Huffman about Souls to the Polls. —

Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024 Two-Day General Admission − Two-day ticket prices range from $39.99 to $57.99 depending on the day of the year. —

Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024

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