week

by the week

one week at a time. I plan my schedules by the week. Where can I rent a room by the week?

days running and weeks running; months running; years running

days in a series; months in a series; etc. (Follows a number.) I had a bad cold for five days running. For two years running, I brought work home from the office every night.

See also: days, running

inside a week

in less than a week. We must get all this sorted out inside a week; all right? We've got inside a week to get it right.

See also: inside

week in, week out

Fig. every week, week after week. We have the same old food, week in, week out. I'm tired of this job. I've done the same thing—week in, week out—for three years.

See also: out

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[days/months/weeks etc.] on end

if something happens or continues for days, months etc. on end, it continues for several days, months, or weeks without stopping We sometimes don't see each other for months on end, but we're still good friends.

See also: days, end

have a face like a wet weekend  (british informal) also have a face as long as a wet week (australian)

to look very unhappy He's had a face like a wet weekend all day.

See also: face, have, like, weekend, wet

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week after week

repeatedly for many weeks The play was a smash hit, and I tried week after week to get tickets, but I still haven't seen it.

Related vocabulary: day after day

See also: after

week by week

every week Week by week, the child gained strength.

Related vocabulary: day by day