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. Mark Miles:

   We were invited to Tokyo, and there we had a meeting together which I'll never forget, takuma Sato, one of our best-known drivers and champions who happens to be a hero in Japan, was with us, and by the end of that discussion, we said, 'Let's get this done'.

2. Henry Thomas Buckle:

   If you can impress any man with an absorbing conviction of the supreme importance of some moral or religious doctrine if you can make him believe that those who reject that doctrine are doomed to eternal perdition if you then give that man power, and by means of his ignorance blind him to the ulterior consequences of his own act,-he will infallibly persecute those who deny his doctrine.

3. Anne Milasincic Andrews:

   People are just staying up too late, they get up to the alarm clock every day and by Friday they are down as many as 10 hours of sleep, and that's really going to effect your performance, athletically, physically and mentally.

4. Ian Myles:

   It throws off the way your body responds...and by the time you recognize it, it will have gotten worse.

5. Greg Murphy:

   There are many instances that are going on on college campuses these days, where conservative views are not being tolerated –they're being attacked by other students and by professors, and that nonsense needs to stop.