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Synonyms for by-and-by
ˌbaɪ ənˈbaɪby-and-by
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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, by and by, afterwards, later, afterward, later on
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#150 | after | |
#944 | later | |
#7792 | subsequently | |
#9046 | afterwards | |
#20129 | afterward |
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By the time they turn four years old, they're seasoned riders and by five, the boys are ready to compete, but when they hit 13, they have to retire from racing.
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I live about 40 minutes from the bridge, and by 20 minutes, they were starting to move around, which gave me a lot of hope.
Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but it is above all the secret aspect, impenetrable and hidden. Crime hides, and by far the most terrifying things are those which elude us.
His execution is opposed by many family members of victims, many of the jurors who originally sentenced him to death but recognize his changes, and by the extraordinarily high number of correction professionals who came forward on his behalf.
Cold seems to set up bedwetting. Some families have a child's bed adjacent to an exposed wall and by moving the bed away from the cold wall it seems to reduce wetting.
Translations for by-and-by
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- nach und durchGerman
- por-y-porSpanish
- oleh-dan-olehIndonesian
- バイやバイJapanese
- 通过和 - 通过Chinese
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