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Princeton's WordNet
by-and-by(adverb)
an indefinite time in the future
"he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"
by and by, later(adverb)
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
English Synonyms and Antonyms
by and by
Synonyms:
after a while, hereafter, in the future, some timeAntonyms:
at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delay
Dictionary of English Synonymes
by and by
Synonyms:
presently, soon, before long, in a short time
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#150 | after | |
#944 | later | |
#7792 | subsequently | |
#9046 | afterwards | |
#19225 | hereafter | |
#20129 | afterward |
How to use by and by in a sentence?
I met Chip at a gas station in February or March of 2012 and by October or November, we’re filming a pilot for HGTV.
The findings are consistent with what we are seeing in the economic fallout overall, we will see a widening in existing housing disparities by race and by income.
To be good, we must do good and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power.
If you have fear, the activation in fear centers in the brain might mean more likelihood of fully awaking during sleep paralysis, and experiencing the whole thing, and by experiencing it, you would have more fear — and then, you have all these cultural ideas of what it is added as well, and now you are even more scared of it.
It does almost everything by itself. Reads humidity levels, tells me when to add water and fertilizer and by how much.
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