The day got away from me...
/The day got away from me.
The “day” isn’t running away from us.
The day is ours to use and use well. It might not always go as planned, but, how we deal with and correct whatever the day may throw at us is how we best judge the day.
“I didn’t use the day well. Tomorrow I will do better.”
Is a far more honest assessment and correction than blaming the “day”.