After a long time
By and by and after a long time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "By and by" instead an adverb phrase "After a long time".
By and by
By and by adverb - At or within a short time.
After a long time and by and by are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "After a long time" instead an adverb phrase "By and by".
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