Definitions of by-and-by [ˌbaɪ ənˈbaɪ]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) by-and-by
the future:
to meet in the sweet by-and-by.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME bi and bi one by one, at once. See by¹)

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1. (adverb) by-and-by
an indefinite time in the future
"he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"

2. (adverb) by and by, later
at some eventual time in the future
"By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

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