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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
Princeton's WordNet
by-and-byadverb
an indefinite time in the future
"he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
by and by
Synonyms:
presently, soon, before long, in a short time
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by and by
Read the full text of the By and By poem by Anonymous Americas on the Poetry.com website.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#150 | after | |
#944 | later | |
#7792 | subsequently | |
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#20129 | afterward |
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Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by doing so we come dangerously close to depriving ourselves of all real models. We lose sight of the men and women who do not simply seem great because they are famous but are famous because they are great. We come closer and closer to degrading all fame into notoriety.
My father was someone that I always looked to for guidance. I sought to emulate his beliefs and his actions. He was a former Jesuit Catholic priest turned professor and scientist. My father led by word and by deed. He taught me ethics and morality through the study of philosophy, especially that of Socrates.
That's the way it is. Somebody gives them money. Not anything wrong, just psychologically, when they go to that person, they're going to do that, they owe them, and by the way, they may therefore vote negatively towards the country. That's not gonna happen with me.
We are a party of all, for all and by all.
We're stockpickers, and by hedging currencies we can be pure stockpickers without the currency risk.
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