what does by-and-by mean?

BY-AND-BY as NOUN

Meaning
- an indefinite time in the future
Usage Example(s)
- he”ll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by
Hypernyms(s) by-and-by is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- future (what does future mean?)
- hereafter (what does hereafter mean?)
- futurity (what does futurity mean?)
- time to come (what does time to come mean?)

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what does by and by mean?

BY AND BY as ADVERB

Meaning
- at some eventual time in the future
Synonym(s)
- later (what does later mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- By and by he”ll understand
- I”ll see you later

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