By And By

Definition: By And By

By And By

Adverb

1. At some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later".

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Bible

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Synonym: By And By

Earliness

Suddenly; (instantaneously); before one can say "Jack Robinson", at short notice, extempore; on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion; at once; on the spot, on the instant; at sight; offhand, out of hand; a' vue d'oeil; straight, straightway, straightforth; forthwith, incontinently, summarily, immediately, briefly, shortly, quickly, speedily, apace, before the ink is dry, almost immediately, presently at the first opportunity, in no long time, by and by, in a while, directly.

The Present Time

When; whenever, whensoever; upon which, on which occasion; at another, at a different, at some other, at any- time; at various times; some one of these days, one of these days, one fine morning; eventually, some day, by and by, sooner or later; some time or other; once upon a time.

Crosswords: By And By

We shall all meet by and by. (O Brother, Where Art Thou?; writing credit: Ethan Coen)

All my friends by a year by and by disappeared (Good Company; performing artist: Queen; writing credit: Brian May)

By and by, Lord, by and by (Will The Circle Be Unbroken; performing artist: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

We'll be french fried potatoes by and by. (We Will All Go Together When We Go; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

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But be this as it will, which I lay no stress on; this I dare boldly affirm, that the same rule of propriety, (viz.) that every man should have as much as he could make use of, would hold still in the world, without straitening any body; since there is land enough in the world to suffice double the inhabitants, had not the invention of money, and the tacit agreement of men to put a value on it, introduced (by consent) larger possessions, and a right to them; which, how it has done, I shall by and by shew more at large. (Second Treatise of Government)

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By and by you must see her whiskers, and you must be surprised.

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Albanian

së shpejti (before long, erelong, presently, shortly), gradualisht (by degrees, gradually, insensibly, little by little). (various references)

Arabic 

‏قريبا (anon, before long, in a short time, in the near future, nigh, quickly, shortly, soon), ‏عما قريب (presently). (various references)

Bulgarian 

скоро (anon, before long, betimes, erelong, fresh, one of these days, presently, quick, quickly, recently, shortly, soon, speedily), след малко (after a while, before long, presently). (various references)

Czech

zanedlouho (before long, soon). (various references)

Finnish

vähitellen (by degrees, gradually, little by little), ennen pitkää (before long). (various references)

German

später (afterward, afterwards, at a later hour, at a later time, future, hind, hindmost, later, later on, latish, next, posterior, subsequent, subsequently, thereafter, thereinafter), irgendwann (any time, anytime, at some time, ever, some day, sometime). (various references)

Greek 

σιγά-σιγά (gradually, slowly), με τη πάροδο του χρόνου. (various references)

Hebrew 

עתי�" �"קרוב, עו�" מעט (almost, presently, shortly, soon). (various references)

Hungarian

nemsokára (anon, before long, in a little while, now, odd-come-shortly, soon). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

追っ付け (before long), 追って (afterwards, later), 追い追いに (gradually). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おっつけ (before long), おって (a pursuer, a pursuing party, afterwards, later, pursuer), おいおいに (gradually). (various references)

Pig Latin

ybay anday ybay

Romanian

în curând (before long, betimes, by). (various references)

Russian 

вскоре (after a short period of time, after a short time, anon, before long, ere long, erelong, in the short run, near by, presently, shortly, soon). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uskoro (betimes, erelong, presently, shortly, soon). (various references)

Spanish

más tarde (afterward, afterwards, later, subsequently), luego (afterwards, anon, beyond, early, in the next place, later, later on, next, now, presently, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, thereupon), al rato. (various references)

Swedish

småningom (gradually, insensibly). (various references)

Turkish

zamanla (in course of time, in the long run, in time, with time), daha sonra (after, afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequent to, subsequently). (various references)

Ukrainian

негайно (amain, anon, at once, at short notice, belive, chop-chop, forthwith, immediately, in an instant, in one's track, instantly, like a shot, on the spot, outright, promptly, right away, right off). (various references)

Vietnamese 

tương lai (future, perspective, to-be, to-come). (various references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: bandy.

-3 letters: baby, band.

-4 letters: aby, and, any, bad, ban, bay, dab, day, nab, nay, yay.

-5 letters: ab, ad, an, ay, ba, by, na, ya.

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