two-day

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈtuːˌdeɪ/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Lasting for or taking place over a period of two days.; Requiring two days to complete or achieve.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

two-day triptwo-day eventtwo-day conferencetwo-day workshoptwo-day visittwo-day course

Synonyms

48-hour

Commonly confused

two days
EN: 'Two days' is a noun phrase (e.g., 'The trip lasted two days'), while 'two-day' is a hyphenated compound adjective used before a noun (e.g., 'a two-day trip').

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenate 'two-day' when it modifies a noun attributively (before the noun). Writing 'a two day trip' without the hyphen is a common error.

💬 Examples

  1. The conference was a two-day event held at the convention center.

  2. The hikers prepared for a two-day trek through the mountain pass.