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. President Barack Obama:

   Our success won't depend on tough talk, or abandoning our values or giving into fear. That's what groups like ISIL are hoping for. Instead, we will prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless. And by drawing upon every aspect of American power.

2. Irene Nigaglioni:

   It's gon na take them longer to( enter), and by then, hopefully someone notices and somebody puts the building in lockdown so that police can be on their way.

3. Ben Fischman:

   Our idea at the time, and now in execution, was to partner with these incredible Italian factories, design beautiful shoes of the highest qualities and, by working directly with these factories and selling directly to the consumer, pass along savings.

4. Tryon Edwards:

   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.

5. David Lawrence:

   We’re seeing lots of fires producing a tremendous amount of smoke, and … by the time that smoke gets to the eastern portion of the country, where it’s usually thinned out, there’s just so much smoke in the atmosphere from all these fires that it’s still pretty thick, over the last two years we’ve seen this phenomenon.