day and age
A time period of years or more.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“It is hard to find work in this day and age.”
“In this day and age, most people prefer to do their shopping online rather than visiting physical stores.”
“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.”
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a cold day in July
The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a year and a day
A long time.
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act one's age
To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
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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”).
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age before beauty
A phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.
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all one's born days
One's whole life.
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as the day is long
Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.
Last updated August 10, 2026