by the end of the day

by the end of the day

Before the day ends. Typically refers to the end of the workday. My meeting got moved up to tomorrow morning, so I'm going to need that report from you by the end of the day.
See also: by, end, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

by the end of the day

by the time when the workday is over; by the time that the sun goes down. Will this task be completed by the end of the day? We have to do all these things by the end of the day.
See also: by, end, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • take the Browns to the Super Bowl
  • joke is on
  • loose ends, to be at
  • Black Friday
  • eye to the main chance, have an
  • have an eye for the main chance
  • have an eye on/for/to the main chance
  • have an eye to/for the main chance
  • an eye for the main chance
  • an eye on/for/to the main chance
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A gentle western wind will blow, which will be orientated from the Southwest by the end of the day. The temperature at a height of 1200 meters will be about 4 A[degrees], at 2000 meters - about minus 2 A[degrees].
In the afternoon and near the end of the day, the precipitation will weaken, and will gradually stop by the end of the day. Weak wind in Bosnia, northern and north-western direction.
SDSM put an ultimatum to Prime Minister Gruevski, to schedule a date for next negotiations by the end of the day (Tuesday).
At the Russian share market MICEX lost 0.84% by the end of the day, which was caused by the drop of oil prices and high weight of the oil companies in the index.
About 50,000 plants will be planted at this site by the end of the day. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has also been signed between NHA and PTC for planting along entire M-I under the President of Pakistan Programme of Mass Afforestation.
By the end of the day, more than 250 bags of paper and card, weighing in at roughly 4.2 tonnes, had been collected and was taken away by Biffa for recycling.
By the end of the day, 75 insurgents had been killed and 17 captured.
By the end of the day, I had penned six letters, the old-fashioned way, to friends and relatives--something I haven't done since summer camp.
City expect Weah to agree a move by the end of the day having had his contract at AC Milan terminated five days ago.
The nature of the concrete made it impossible for the taxpayer to hold it out for sale, because, by the end of the day, if not consumed, it was useless.
Some organizations are so short-sighted that they insist you pack up your desk and leave (with an escort from the security guard!) by the end of the day. Others, smarter and more savvy, seek to bargain with you for your time and management expertise so that the adjustment will be smooth and seamless.
By the end of the day, the morbid scene grew even more macabre, as incoming bodies were charred "black and crisp." Right after that description, the poem ends with this: "Dawn, we flew them out in bags/mopped up the mess for chow."
This is the weather forecast as reported to FOCUS News Agency by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.It will be windy, with moderate west-northwest wind that will die down by the end of the day. Maximum temperatures will range between 13[degrees]C and 18[degrees]C, in Sofia about 14[degrees]C.The Black Sea Coast will be significantly cloudy.