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the next day

fixed phr..
A1 Beginner Oxford

fixed phr.. The day after the one you are talking about.

fixed phr.. An adverbial phrase of time indicating the day immediately following a previously mentioned day or event.


SIMPLE

The party is tonight; we clean up the next day.

CONTEXTUAL

They arrived late on Monday evening and started their new jobs the next day.

COMPLEX

After the storm passed, a profound silence fell over the valley, and the next day, the survivors emerged to survey the wreckage.

Usage

This phrase often starts a sentence to move a story forward in time.

Teaching tip

Contrast with 'tomorrow', which is relative to the present moment, whereas 'the next day' is relative to a point in a narrative.

Pitfall

He arrived on Tuesday and left in the next day.He arrived on Tuesday and left the next day.This phrase does not require a preposition like 'in' or 'on'.

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