Definition

1. Adverb:

   • On the day after today: Refers to the specific 24-hour period immediately following the current day.
   • In the near future: Refers to a time that is soon to come, not necessarily the literal next day.

2. Noun:

   • The day after today: The specific 24-hour period that follows the present day.
   • The near future: A time that is close at hand, often viewed with hope or expectation.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. (Refers to the day after today.)
  • We will know the results tomorrow. (Refers to a specific point in the immediate future.)

• Noun:

  • Tomorrow is a holiday. (Refers to the specific calendar day after today.)
  • We are planning for a better tomorrow. (Refers to the future in general.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tomorrow morning/afternoon/evening": Specifies a part of the day after today.

  • I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon.

• "Tomorrow week" (chiefly British): Refers to a day that is one week from tomorrow.

  • The event is tomorrow week. (i.e., eight days from today)

• "Like there's no tomorrow": To do something with great urgency, energy, or without thought for the future.

  • He spent money like there's no tomorrow.

Variants and Related Words

• Tomorrow's (possessive form): Belonging to or associated with tomorrow.

  • Tomorrow's weather forecast looks good.

• Morrow (noun, archaic/poetic): Morning, or the next day.

  • "We'll meet again on the morrow."

Synonyms

• The next day: The day following a specified day.
• The future: Time that is yet to come.
• The morrow (literary): The next day.

Related Phrases

• Put off until tomorrow: To delay or procrastinate.

  • Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

• Tomorrow is another day: An expression of hope, suggesting a chance to start fresh or that things may improve.

  • I didn't finish the project, but tomorrow is another day.

Idioms

• Jam tomorrow: A promised but often unrealized future reward or benefit.

  • The politicians offered only jam tomorrow, with no real solutions for today.

• Tomorrow never comes: A saying meaning that if you keep delaying something, it will never get done.

  • You keep saying you'll start your diet tomorrow, but remember, tomorrow never comes.

Adverb

1. the next day, the day after, following the present day

Noun

1. the near future
   • tomorrow's world
   • everyone hopes for a better tomorrow
2. the day after today
   • what are our tasks for tomorrow?