Perhaps the strongest evidence against old earth theories (about the age of the earth) are the repetitions of “there was evening and there was morning, the # day” (In Genesis 1). Added to this is the fact that yom, “day,” normally means a literal 24 hour day when it’s used in a numbered sequence.
However, the sciences now tell us that time is relative. Literally speaking, one day of cosmic time (with reference to some scale beyond this solar system) could be 2 billion years in earth time and still be a literal day.
Second, it seems that the Genesis account allows for the universe itself to be in great flux, for the creation of night and day, creation of the luminary bodies, and the settled forming of the earth. All of these would create a cosmic landscape that differs signicantly from this one. Yet the 24 hour calendar day is measured by this solar system not that one.
Third, there could be gaps between the days. According to John Lennox, in 6 Days that Changed The World, multiple gaps would resolve a lot of the hairy theological problems while according with the best science. Even though they aren’t mentioned in the text–no small matter–their presence still allows for brief and literal creation days while according with the old earth conclusions dominant in the sciences via big bang cosmology, half-life dating mechanisms, and geology. There would be anomalous short periods of creation followed by long epochs of populating the planet with offspring. There could even be theistic evolution during this period–though, in biology, only degradational or neutral biological change seems yet submitted to observation since the fall (Gen.3).
Lastly, the word for day, yom, does allow for 24 hour days as well as longer periods or epochs. For example, “Back in my day gasoline cost 87 cents.” As stated earlier, yom could signify both the short and long senses at the same time here but with reference to two different calendars. Cosmically speaking it could be a “short” single cycle day, as the twenty-four hour day is on earth. Yet locally that single cosmic cycle constitute a vast epoch of time, such as 2billion years.
In conclusion, the relativity of time, the formative state of the solar system, the formative state of the planet, and the permissive range of meaning for yom constitute good reason to grant both a literal day and old earth theory.
Intelligent Christian Faith 
Going for long days according to scientific understanding just lost all intelligence in a Godly sense, God doesn’t want us to be ignorant, but he does not want us to fall for false science that lies about the facts. And scientists these last two hundred years make up stories, lies, to fit their ideas so they don’t have to face God’s truth. There are not gaps that must have the hell of evolution fill in the time. I believe the Bible literally when it speaks that way. God can do what we cannot understand nor explain. You are a fool to bow down to the god of scientism. There is only one God that rules and created all things.
I reject scientism. I probably have a few posts about it on this website. I also tend to favor the short day/24hr day interpretation of “yom.” I have my reasons but what are your reasons for preferring the short day interpretation of yom?