After and By and by

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After adverb - Following in time or place.

Usage example: upon seeing The Nutcracker for the first time, and for a long time after, Irma wanted to play the part of the Mouse King

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By and by and after are semantically related In some cases you can use "By and by" instead an adverb "After".

By and by adverb - At or within a short time.

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After and by and by are semantically related in event topic. Sometimes you can use "After" instead an adverb phrase "By and by", if it concerns topics such as order, later, afterward, happening after.

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