"the other day" meaning in English

See the other day in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: the other day
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something happened the other day, it happened recently.
    Sense id: simple-the_other_day-en-phrase-jqR1TaRp
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was in a shop the other day when the power went off."
        },
        {
          "text": "We were talking about that movie just the other day."
        }
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        },
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