By And By Definition

bīən-bī
adverb
After a while; soon.
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Alternative spelling of by and by.
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After a short time.
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After an indefinite period.
Sit down, have a rest, and by and by you'll be feeling better.
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In heaven; in the hereafter.

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noun
An unspecified future time.
Webster's New World

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

I'm sorry ma'am, but your cat's gone on to the sweet by and by.
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By And By Sentence Examples

  • I think, however, she will learn quickly enough by and by.

  • It is found to be so practically, as will be shown by and by.

  • At first, after his conversion, he wrote Greek, but by and by Latin almost exclusively.

  • The craft-gilds had remained subordinate to the Rat, but by-and-by they claimed a share in the government of the towns.

  • The Highland Society having early extended its operations to the whole of Scotland, by and by made a corresponding addition to its title, and as the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland gradually extended its operations.

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