In this day and age where or when

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

• He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”

• Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.

• The afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.

• Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.

• Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.

  In the current time in history; in the present. The phrase is often used to describe how something has changed and how it happens now. In this day and age, it's not uncommon to go your whole commute without speaking to a single person.

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  in this day and age

  Fig. now; in these modern times. Bill: Ted flunked out of school. Mother: Imagine that! Especially in this day and age. Bill: Taxes keep going up and up. Bob: What do you expect in this day and age?

  McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  in this day and age

  Now, in the present, as in In this day and age divorce is a very common occurrence. This phrase is redundant, since this day and this age both mean "now". [Early 1900s]

  The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  in this day and age

  COMMON People use in this day and age to talk about things that happen in modern times. Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist. I asked him whether in this day and age it was really worth talking about national character.

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  in this day and age

  at the present time.

  2003 Film Inside Out The idea of girls becoming a commodity, to be traded as slaves, seems totally alien in this day and age.

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  in ˈthis day and age

  at the present time; nowadays: It’s surprising, in this day and age, to discover that there are still many homes which do not have telephones.

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  in this day and age

  Now, as opposed to the past or future. This expression, often preceded by not, is one of those verbal redundancies that grate on the ear. It has been used since the early twentieth century. “She knew that in this day and age a nun could be a scientist” (Time, 1941).

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  custner

  Senior Member

  Swedish

  • Sep 10, 2014

  • #1

  Hi
  
  Which one do you think is correct:
  
  We live in a day and age when we must take care of the ones around us.
  
  or should it be
  
  We live in a day and age in which we must take care of the ones around us.
  
  Thanks

   

  

  velisarius

  Senior Member

  Greece

  British English (Sussex)

  • Sep 10, 2014

  • #2

  If you were using the word "time", I'd say "We live in/at a time when..."
  
  I regard "In this day and age" as a set phrase or idiom, so I wouldn't be likely to use it in your sentence.
  Some examples of usage here: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/in+this+day+and+age

   

  

  velisarius

  Senior Member

  Greece

  British English (Sussex)

  • Sep 10, 2014

  • #4

  If you do want to use the phrase, then just: "In this day and age we must take care of the ones around us."
  
  There are other expressions you could use, but we don't do proof-reading.

   

  Is in this day and age an idiom?

  Idiom: in this day and age.

  at this time in history (compared to the past).

  in the present moment..

  Is it in the age or at the age?

  We don't say in the age of when we refer to people's age: Children normally start school at the age of five. Not: Children normally start school in the age of five.

  Which is correct in that day or on that day?

  We use in with morning, afternoon, evening and night, but we use on when we talk about a specific morning, afternoon, etc., or when we describe the part of the day.