Topic: CHRONOLOGY
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | monath |
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month S1 W1
[countable]
[countable]1TMC one of the 12 named periods of time that a year is divided into 
We update the schedule at least once a month.
We update the schedule at least once a month.2 a period of about four weeks : She has an eight-month-old daughter. He'll be away for two months. The symptoms she suffered varied from month to month (=every few weeks she had different medical problems).
She has an eight-month-old daughter.He'll be away for two months.The symptoms she suffered varied from month to month (=every few weeks she had different medical problems).4 used to emphasize that something happens regularly or continuously for a period of time : I felt I was doing the same old thing week after week, month after month.
month after month
I felt I was doing the same old thing week after week, month after month.5 used when you are talking about a situation that develops slowly and steadily over a period of time : Unemployment figures are rising month by month.
month by month
Unemployment figures are rising month by month.6 used to emphasize that something will definitely never happen : You won't find someone to do that job in a month of Sundays.
never/not in a month of Sundays
especially British English spokenYou won't find someone to do that job in a month of Sundays.