by the wayside

phrase

: out of consideration : into a condition of neglect or disuse

—usually used with fall

Examples of by the wayside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other compromises the Founders made—such as protecting slavery—have long since fallen by the wayside. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Most one-room schoolhouses fell by the wayside when lack of funds forced them to seek refuge in the arms of larger, neighboring districts. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Camlipixant is in the P2X3 antagonist class, which has seen other drug candidates fall by the wayside. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026

But that, of course, is not usually, or even often, the actual case, and as her idealism falls by the wayside, the use of violence in pursuit of justice begins to make sense to her. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by the wayside

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide