Meaning & use
tomorrow
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Meanings
adverb
On the day after today.
Grammar: Used without a preposition: I'll see you tomorrow. Not 'in tomorrow'.
Patterns
- tomorrow morning/afternoon/evening
- see you tomorrow
I'll finish the report tomorrow.
Are you free to meet tomorrow afternoon?
The package should arrive tomorrow.
noununcountable
The day after today.
Grammar: Usually uncountable; can be used with 'the' or 'a' in fixed phrases like 'the day after tomorrow'.
Patterns
- tomorrow is
- until tomorrow
- the day after tomorrow
Tomorrow is my birthday.
We won't know the results until tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow is Friday.
noununcountablefigurative
The near future.
Grammar: Used figuratively to talk about the future, often in a hopeful or warning way.
Patterns
- the world of tomorrow
- tomorrow's leaders
Today's children are tomorrow's leaders.
The technology of tomorrow will change how we work.
Common combinations
- tomorrow morning
- I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning.
- see you tomorrow
- Good night, see you tomorrow!
- the day after tomorrow
- We're leaving the day after tomorrow.
- tomorrow's meeting
- Don't forget tomorrow's meeting at 10.
- until tomorrow
- I'll be out of the office until tomorrow.
Synonyms and how they differ
- the next day
- Used when talking about the past or in narratives, not for the actual day after today.
- the future
- A broader term for a time yet to come, not specifically the day after today.
Opposites
Commonly confused: tomorrow or tomorrow's?
tomorrow vs tomorrow's
The possessive form meaning 'belonging to tomorrow', as in tomorrow's weather. Don't confuse it with the plural, which doesn't exist.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
As an adverb of time, 'tomorrow' takes no preposition: call you tomorrow. The other options wrongly add 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “tomorrow”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.