Synonyms for by and by
by and by

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1. by and by

   Synonyms:
   after a while, hereafter, in the future, some time

   Antonyms:
   at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delay

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1. by-and-byadverb

   an indefinite time in the future

   "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"

2. by and by, lateradverb

   at some eventual time in the future

   "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

   Synonyms:
   after, subsequently, afterwards, later, afterward, later on

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1. by and by

   Synonyms:
   presently, soon, before long, in a short time

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1. by and by

   Read the full text of the By and By poem by Anonymous Americas on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Dick Cheney:

   As a nation today, we are facing an ongoing assault by the former president and by people that are spreading his lie.

2. Joseph Strickland:

   I know there is a distinction between Black filmmakers and White filmmakers by Hollywood and by America as a whole. Black filmmakers have different obstacles, different markets, different expectations, different industry standards in expectations.

3. Boris Johnson:

   A vast invasion is underway by land by sea and by air, (Putin) has attacked a friendly country without any provocation and without any credible excuse.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   Here is the story. We live in an unprecedented moment in American history and by that I mean only that we have the most dangerous president in the history of this country somebody who is a pathological liar a racist a sexist, a homophone xenophobe and a religious bigot.....Wehave a corrupt political system in which billionaires are able to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy elections undermining the whole thrust of what American democracy is supposed to be about.

5. Tony Abbott:

   But frankly, this government's absolute fundamental priority ... is to get the most urgent budget measures through and by far the most urgent budget measure is the small business budget boost.