day and date
adv.— «Dead or Alive 4 was previously slated to drop day and date with the Xbox 360 launch on Nov. 22 and was subsequently delayed to Dec. 6, then to Dec. 14.» —“Dead or Alive 4 to see one-week delay on Xbox 360″ by Marcus Lai PunchJump Dec. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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