How to Pronounce "back in the day"
expression
BAK-in-thuh-DAY
BAK-in-thuh-DAY
Definition
A casual way to talk about a time in the past, usually when remembering how things used to be, often with some nostalgia.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbæk/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdeɪ
British English
bˈæk/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BAK-in-thuh-DAY
UK
BAK-in-thuh-DAY
Listen in Context
Back in the day, people wrote letters instead of emails.
Kids played outside back in the day.
Phones were very different back in the day.
My grandpa always tells stories about life back in the day.