Noun
we shall meet again in the by-and-byAdverb
we'll get under way by and by
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Adverb
The character giving that agonizing scream on the dragon, by and by, is Lady Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia).—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023 But nemesis haunts every heroic age and, by and by, this good court would succumb to the corrupting influence of lesser men.—Ian MacDougall, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022 Those numbers are going to get better, by and by.—Byron McCauley, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2020 The red oak leaves were staying put, by and by, of course.—Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020 The previous GoT prequel project starring Naomi Watts, by and by, shot a pilot in Northern Ireland before HBO decided not to move forward with that one.—James Hibberd, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2020 But by and by he allows himself to be coaxed into the fold.—Michael Friedrich, The New Republic, 24 May 2018 Robert Frost would not gaze off into the snowy world, telling this tale with a sigh, by and by, not yet.—Mary O’Connell , Longreads, 18 Sep. 2017
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