By-and-by and Yore

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By-and-by noun - Time that is to come.

Usage example: we shall meet again in the by-and-by

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Yore is an antonym for by-and-by.

Yore noun - The events or experience of former times.

Usage example: my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore

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By-and-by is an antonym for yore.

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Yore and By-and-by. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by-and-by/yore

By-and-by & Yore. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/by-and-by/yore>.

Yore or By-and-by. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/by-and-by/yore.