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BY AND BY

\ba͡ɪ and bˈa͡ɪ], \ba‍ɪ and bˈa‍ɪ], \b_aɪ_ a_n_d b_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of BY AND BY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

At once; immediately.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

At once; immediately.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

At once; immediately.
The here after.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Soon, presently.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

In a short time.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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