By and by
By and by adverb - At or within a short time.
Usage example: we'll get under way by and by
Forthwith and by and by are semantically related. in in the near future topic. In some cases you can use "Forthwith" instead an adverb phrase "By and by".
Forthwith
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and by and by
- short and forthwith
- immediately and by and by
- immediately and forthwith
- directly and by and by
- directly and forthwith
- early and by and by
- early and forthwith
- quickly and by and by
- quickly and forthwith
- rapidly and by and by
- rapidly and forthwith
- expeditiously and by and by
- expeditiously and forthwith
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Forthwith and By and by. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_and_by/forthwith
By and by & Forthwith. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_and_by/forthwith>.
Forthwith or By and by. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_and_by/forthwith.
