by-and-by

[ bahy-uhn-bahy ]

/ ˌbaɪ ənˈbaɪ /

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noun

the future: to meet in the sweet by-and-by.

Origin of by-and-by

1300–50; Middle English bi and bi one by one, at once. See by¹

Words nearby by-and-by

by all means, by all odds, by a long shot, by a mile, Byam Shaw, by-and-by, by and large, by any means, by any stretch, by a thread, Byatt

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Example sentences from the Web for by-and-by

It would be all the easier to pave the way towards a friendship between Philip and him, by-and-by.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 695|Various
By-and-by the novel had written itself in full, and another was unfolding.
A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden
By-and-by this gives place to more open scenery as we approach the Gravel Mine, which is believed to be of Roman origin.
Nooks and Corners of Shropshire|H. Thornhill Timmins
By-and-by the ape came to visit the crab, and seeing the fine tree laden with the yellow-brown fruit, begged a few.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis

By-and-by the head of the column began to spread out and search right and left for the lost track.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for by-and-by

by and by

adverb

presently or eventually

noun by-and-by

US and Canadian a future time or occasion

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Idioms and Phrases with by-and-by

by and by

After a while, soon, as in She'll be along by and by. The expression probably relies on the meaning of by as a succession of quantities (as in “two by two”). This adverbial phrase came to be used as a noun, denoting either procrastination or the future. William Camden so used it for the former (Remains, 1605): “Two anons and a by and by is an hour and a half.” And W.S. Gilbert used it in the latter sense when Lady Jane sings plaintively that little will be left of her “in the coming by and by,” that is, as she grows old (Patience, 1881). [Early 1500s]

单词	by-and-by
释义	by-and-by [ bahy-uhn-bahy ] / ˌbaɪ ənˈbaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR by-and-by ON THESAURUS.COM noun the future: to meet in the sweet by-and-by. Origin of by-and-by 1300–50; Middle English bi and bi one by one, at once. See by¹ Words nearby by-and-by by all means, by all odds, by a long shot, by a mile, Byam Shaw, by-and-by, by and large, by any means, by any stretch, by a thread, Byatt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for by-and-by It would be all the easier to pave the way towards a friendship between Philip and him, by-and-by. Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 695\|Various By-and-by the novel had written itself in full, and another was unfolding. A History of French Literature\|Edward Dowden By-and-by this gives place to more open scenery as we approach the Gravel Mine, which is believed to be of Roman origin. Nooks and Corners of Shropshire\|H. Thornhill Timmins By-and-by the ape came to visit the crab, and seeing the fine tree laden with the yellow-brown fruit, begged a few. Japanese Fairy World\|William Elliot Griffis By-and-by the head of the column began to spread out and search right and left for the lost track. Field and Hedgerow\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for by-and-by by and by adverb presently or eventually noun by-and-by US and Canadian a future time or occasion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with by-and-by by and by After a while, soon, as in She'll be along by and by. The expression probably relies on the meaning of by as a succession of quantities (as in “two by two”). This adverbial phrase came to be used as a noun, denoting either procrastination or the future. William Camden so used it for the former (Remains, 1605): “Two anons and a by and by is an hour and a half.” And W.S. Gilbert used it in the latter sense when Lady Jane sings plaintively that little will be left of her “in the coming by and by,” that is, as she grows old (Patience, 1881). [Early 1500s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to by-and-by hereafter, futurity
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by-and-by

noun

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adverb

noun by-and-by

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