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Definitions for by-and-by
ˌbaɪ ənˈbaɪby-and-by
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Princeton's WordNet
by-and-byadverb
an indefinite time in the future
"he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"
by and by, lateradverb
at some eventual time in the future
"By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of by-and-by in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of by-and-by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of by-and-by in a Sentence
She said his shoulders and back were out of line and by gentle manipulation, she could make his life much happier, she started on the shoulders and went around his body... Then the table dropped and he shouted Youre hurting me. You are hurting me. I cant feel my arms.
But what we saw over time is that those differences then narrowed, and by the first week of December, what we saw in the data is that the lines cross.
For me, I just got up and went to work every day, and by every day, I mean, every day I just got up and kept on going to work and because we're in such a great neighborhood, and I have such great neighbors.
Larry McQuilliams shot at an occupied police headquarters. It's occupied 24 hours a day, and by the grace of God we were able to dodge quite a few bullets here.
I sent my Soul through the Invisible, Some letter of that After-life spell, And by and by my Soul returned to me, And answered I Myself am Heaven and Hell.
Translations for by-and-by
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- nach und durchGerman
- por-y-porSpanish
- oleh-dan-olehIndonesian
- バイやバイJapanese
- 通过和 - 通过Chinese
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