Definitions for by and by
by and by

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. by-and-byadverb

   an indefinite time in the future

   "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"

2. by and by, lateradverb

   at some eventual time in the future

   "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. by and bynoun

   Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."

2. by and byadverb

   Eventually; in a little while; later.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. By and by

   In a short time.

   He overtook Amphialus, who had been staid here, and by and by called him to fight with him. Philip Sidney.

   The noble knight alighted by and by,
   From lofty steed, and bad the lady stay,
   To see what end of fight should him befall that day. Edmund Spenser, Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. viii. stanz. 2.

   In the temple, by and by, with us,
   These couples shall eternally be knit. William Shakespeare, Midsummer’s Night’s Dream.

   O how this spring of love resembleth
   Th’ uncertain glory of an April day;
   Which now shews all the beauty of the sun,
   And by and by a cloud takes all away. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

   Now a sensible man, by and by a fool, and presently a beast. William Shakespeare, Othello.

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1. by and by

   "By and by" is an idiomatic expression meaning after a while or eventually, often suggesting a significant delay or a long, indefinite period of time. It implies that the event or situation in question will definitely occur but at some unspecified or unclear future time.

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1. by and by

   Read the full text of the By and By poem by Anonymous Americas on the Poetry.com website.

How to pronounce by and by?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say by and by in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of by and by in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of by and by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of by and by in a Sentence

1. Wendy Skaalerud:

   Swimming is a life safety issue. That's why we became involved, but we also like the overall teaching philosophy of building confidence through swimming and by setting goals.

2. Catherine Pearlman:

   I mean, I do understand that without any kind of parameters, some children would show up( in) inappropriate clothing, and by inappropriate, I mean boobs hanging out.

3. Archbishop Jerome Listecki:

   Mistakes were made in the Lawrence Murphy case, the mistakes were not made in Rome in 1996, 1997 and 1998. The mistakes were made here, in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, in the 1970s, the 1980s and the 1990s, by the church, by civil authorities, by church officials, and by bishops. And for that, I beg your forgiveness in the name of the church and in the name of this Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

4. Dean Inge:

   A nation is a society united by delusions about its ancestry and by a common hatred of its neighbors.

5. William Ralph Inge:

   A nation is a society united by delusions about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbors.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=by and by
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/By_and_by
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=by and by
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com