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by and by

Word definitions for by and by in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. After a short time. alt. After a short time. n. heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adv. at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: later ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
By \By\ (b[imac]), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b[=i], big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. b[=i], G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi`. E. prefix be- is orig. the same word. [root]203. See pref. Be- .] ...

Usage examples of by and by.

For indeed she had come to grave domestic seditions, and from that to social wars, and by and by to civil wars, and had enfeebled and worn herself out so much, that the changed state of the republic, in which she should be governed by kings, was now imminent.

People came along and salvaged parts off the car, and by and by there was nothin&rsquo.