Meaning of back in the day in English
back in the day
used for talking about a time in the past, usually when you are remembering nice things about that time:
Examples of back in the day
back in the day
An artist or producer or engineer from back in the day wouldn't think fondly of surface noise on their records.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
At the same time, we must note that, despite the march of technology, the targets associated with our directive from back in the day have by no means been met.
Nevertheless, this was a major accomplishment back in the day.
Back in the day, that's what we wanted to sound like when we were younger.
Back in the day, they'd start out playing son at seven in the evening, and they'd greet the dawn with it.
Back in the day, it wasn't like that.
Everything sounds exactly like it did back in the day.
There aren't enough collaborations like there were back in the day.
I put the songs together, see what they need, maybe add some more here, maybe songs from back in the day...
The live program featured children in the audience and like most children shows back in the day featured fun, games, safety tips and cartoons.
His name back in the day was wee rumpy because of his dashing height.
Back in the day, school yards were set up as soccer fields and monks encouraged playing before school, during breaks, and after school.
The story feels as fresh and as entertaining as it did back in the day, and the slightly improved graphics are much appreciated.
The band went on to say that the issues were a result of an incident concerning theft of a barstool back in the day.
Back in the day/hip-hop has changed, she sings.
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