What is another word for by and by?
Pronunciation:
[ ba͡ɪ and bˈa͡ɪ], [ baɪ and bˈaɪ], [ b_aɪ_ a_n_d b_ˈaɪ]
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Similar words for by and by:
- following (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- afterward (adverb)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- soon (adverb)
- again (adverb)
- happening after (adverb)
- later (adverb)
- next (adverb)
- presently (adverb)
- shortly (adverb)
- soon (adverb)
- subsequently (adverb)
- ultimately (adverb)
- by-and-by (noun)
- future (noun)
- hereafter (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for By and by:
adj.
• following (adjective)- later on,
- consequential,
- Supervenient,
- after a while,
- ensuing,
- on the scent,
- afterward,
- Seriate,
- sequent,
- consequent,
- posterior,
- subsequent,
- sequential,
- coming,
- in pursuit,
- coming after,
- directly after,
- in search of,
- coming next,
- next off,
- trailing,
- successive,
- rear,
- proximate,
- when,
- pursuing,
- latter,
- succeeding,
- back,
- resulting,
- specified,
- serial,
- consecutive,
- in the wake of,
- attendant,
- hinder,
- henceforth.
adv
• afterward (adverb) • Other relevant words: (adverb)- thereon,
- climactically,
- pretty soon,
- intra,
- afterwhile,
- infra,
- again,
- down the road,
- presently,
- in the aftermath,
- as a conclusion,
- at a later time,
- soon,
- another time,
- sequentially,
- Ulteriorly,
- at another time,
- in the sequel,
- in a short time,
- ensuingly,
- before you know it,
- post hoc,
- today,
- at a later date,
- before long,
- down the pike,
- at the close,
- at long last,
- in a minute,
- ultimately,
- in time,
- down the line,
- on the next day,
- shortly,
- at last,
- next,
- in a while,
- after all,
- in while,
- in future,
- in the end,
- nowadays.
adv.
• again (adverb)- ANON,
- reiteratively,
- once more,
- come again,
- over and over,
- recurrently,
- newly,
- Bis,
- one more time,
- repeatedly,
- afresh,
- anew,
- over,
- encore,
- freshly.
n.
• by-and-by (noun) • future (noun) • hereafter (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
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•
- paradise.
- fundament,
- buttocks,
- adjacent,
- quondam,
- sexual climax,
- can,
- game,
- flat,
- slow,
- buns,
- bum,
- brusque,
- obstruct,
- at present,
- when the time comes,
- first moment,
- approach,
- promised land,
- riotous,
- so far,
- post hoc ergo propter hoc,
- deep,
- bottom,
- derriere,
- rise,
- bring up,
- hades,
- chop-chop,
- orgasm,
- nimble,
- inadequate,
- blockade,
- plunk for,
- briefly,
- co-occurrence,
- vista,
- little,
- over again,
- accordingly,
- in good time,
- dorsum,
- arithmetic mean,
- currently,
- erstwhile,
- soon enough,
- straight,
- momently,
- curt,
- however,
- climax,
- hitherto,
- hind end,
- concluded,
- parent,
- rear end,
- over and over again,
- early on,
- accompanying,
- nurture,
- close,
- contingence,
- straightaway,
- once and for all,
- netherworld,
- punctually,
- spine,
- butt,
- backside,
- and so,
- short-circuit,
- last,
- thenceforth,
- ass,
- block,
- back tooth,
- backwards,
- circumstances,
- once again,
- belated,
- in series,
- all the same,
- fasting,
- o'er,
- hereinafter,
- lift,
- abruptly,
- prognosis,
- backbone,
- forgetful,
- essentially,
- previous,
- saucily,
- impertinently,
- resultant,
- binding,
- stake,
- lately,
- concisely,
- readily,
- embarrass,
- millenary,
- tail end,
- mindset,
- seat,
- terminated,
- light,
- tardy,
- concomitant,
- mentality,
- descendants,
- hindquarters,
- endorse,
- infernal region,
- right away,
- ensuant,
- in a flash,
- notwithstanding,
- in due season,
- tender,
- timelessness,
- followers,
- punt,
- below,
- other,
- stymie,
- second,
- someplace,
- in brief,
- nonetheless,
- debauched,
- meeter,
- instantaneously,
- in due course,
- scene,
- nirvana,
- still,
- side by side,
- all over,
- shangri-la,
- nearly,
- of late,
- on that,
- even,
- tush,
- so,
- in short,
- anticipation,
- tight,
- rearward,
- handicap,
- pertly,
- speedy,
- spinal column,
- candidate,
- nevertheless,
- myopic,
- present,
- flying,
- rump,
- suddenly,
- hind,
- loyal,
- direct,
- book binding,
- on it,
- plump for,
- recently,
- hereunder,
- dissolute,
- prat,
- nonparallel,
- designate,
- efficiently,
- vertebral column,
- attender,
- unretentive,
- keister,
- rachis,
- immobile,
- immediate,
- lastly,
- mind-set,
- warm,
- time and again,
- accompaniment,
- medical prognosis,
- doom,
- again and again,
- bet on,
- poor,
- back up,
- agile,
- dissipated,
- at once,
- thus far,
- old,
- profligate,
- expected value,
- recent,
- jejune,
- in haste,
- earliest,
- aspect,
- fresh,
- arse,
- time and time again,
- too soon,
- lot,
- degenerate,
- dead,
- impede,
- impudently,
- short-change,
- spry,
- brusk,
- gage,
- cover,
- libertine,
- hurriedly,
- behindhand,
- rise up,
- approaching,
- chase,
- like a shot,
- prompt,
- unawares,
- back-to-back,
- ended,
- support,
- apace,
- put up,
- cursorily,
- stern,
- intimately,
- lookout,
- shortstop,
- hamper,
- pursuit,
- serial publication,
- scheol,
- ulterior,
- tooshie,
- backrest,
- advent,
- attendee,
- undermentioned,
- outright,
- forthcoming,
- onetime,
- scant,
- withal,
- ready,
- eventful,
- curtly,
- fanny,
- as yet,
- ahead of time,
- punctual,
- destine,
- henceforward,
- series,
- tardily,
- truehearted,
- upcoming,
- belatedly,
- swiftly,
- erect,
- back end,
- former,
- in arrears,
- fortune,
- backward,
- firm,
- shortsighted,
- straight off,
- panorama,
- timeless existence,
- rearwards,
- tracking,
- chance,
- therefore,
- up to now,
- tail,
- nates,
- one-time,
- view,
- until now,
- even so,
- at the same time,
- indorse,
- complete,
- degraded,
- incidental,
- luck,
- stymy,
- eden,
- set up,
- future tense,
- raise,
- new,
- heretofore,
- contingency,
- portion,
- unforesightful,
- collateral.
How to use "By and by" in context?
Background
by and by is a phrase often used to express an unspecified future time. The phrase is often used in speech and written to add suspense or to emphasize that something will happen at an unspecified time in the future. The phrase has been in use since the 16th century and is often shortened to "by and by.
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