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day and age

idiom
Meaning

A time period of years or more.


Examples
SIMPLE

It is hard to find work in this day and age.

CONTEXTUAL

In this day and age, most people prefer to do their shopping online rather than visiting physical stores.

COMPLEX

In this day and age, where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it is essential to remain adaptable to survive in a competitive global market.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a cold day in July

    The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

  2. 02

    a day late and a dollar short

    Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

  3. 03

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  4. 04

    act one's age

    To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.

  5. 05

    act one's age, not one's shoe size

    Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).

  6. 06

    age before beauty

    A phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.

  7. 07

    as the day is long

    Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

  8. 08

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

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