By and by
By and by adverb - At or within a short time.
Directly after and by and by are semantically related in happening topic. In some cases you can use "Directly after" instead an adjective phrase "By and by".
Directly after
By and by and directly after are semantically related in happening topic. You can use "By and by" instead an adjective phrase "Directly after".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- later and by and by
- later and directly after
- next and by and by
- next and directly after
- subsequent and by and by
- subsequent and directly after
- successive and by and by
- successive and directly after
- consecutive and by and by
- consecutive and directly after
- succeeding and by and by
- succeeding and directly after
- coming and by and by
- coming and directly after
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Directly after and By and by. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_and_by/directly_after
By and by & Directly after. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_and_by/directly_after>.
Directly after or By and by. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_and_by/directly_after.