Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun by_and_by
1 sense of by-and-by
Sense 1
by-and-by -- (an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by")
=> future, hereafter, futurity, time to come -- (the time yet to come)
Synonyms of adv by_and_by
1 sense of by and by
Sense 1
by and by, later -- (at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later")