Meaning of game day | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The day of a competition, as opposed to practice games.
2. The day when something important is scheduled to happen.
   broadly, figuratively

Examples

“I loved the whole ritual of game day; putting on my uniform, driving to the field, doing our warm-ups, hearing the crowd cheer and my name called, and taking my place at shortstop.”

“Game days are what you work for, what you live for as an athlete.”

“There's a tendency to think professional athletes get graded only on game day. In reality, they're graded every day in practice.”

“This brings us at last to game day. You are going to speak. You are prepared to speak, but you still have some work to do before, during, and right after your presentation.”

“Thanks to my wonderful team at Brigham and Women's and the awesome folks at the Pulmonary Rehab Department at Concord Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire, as the “game day” approached; it actually looked like I could make it.”

“Every day is game day when you're running for president. Every hand shaken, baby kissed, event attended and door knocked is a chance to influence a vote and change the fate of your campaign.”

“This is the first big area that will be hit and conditions will arrive in just a few hours. This is game day. This is going to hit.”

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