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BY AND BY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
At some eventual time in the future
Example:
I'll see you later
Synonyms:
by and by; later
Classified under:
Context examples:
By and by an old crow flew near me, and after looking at me carefully he perched upon my shoulder and said: 'I wonder if that farmer thought to fool me in this clumsy manner. Any crow of sense could see that you are only stuffed with straw.'
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
She is rather long, notwithstanding; but by and by I hear a rustling at the door, and someone taps.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
By and by, everything start down-stream again.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
“Shall we turn?” said Uriah, by and by wheeling me face about towards the town, on which the early moon was now shining, silvering the distant windows.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
By and by they tell Yamikan he have no more trouble. Yamikan does not understand, for never has he had any trouble.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
The malady will wear out by and by, the doctors say, but in the meantime she has to lie down for a twelvemonth.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
“And you, Agnes,” I said, by and by.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
I will speak to you by and by—another time.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
By and by, I saw him, with the majority of a lobster on his plate, eating his dinner at the feet of Dora!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Dora and I were sitting on the sofa by and by, quiet enough, and Jip was lying in her lap, winking peacefully at me.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
