By and by
By and by adverb - At or within a short time.
In the twinkling of an eye and by and by are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In the twinkling of an eye" instead an adverb phrase "By and by".
In the twinkling of an eye
By and by and in the twinkling of an eye are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By and by" instead an adverb phrase "In the twinkling of an eye".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- immediately and by and by
- immediately and in the twinkling of an eye
- directly and by and by
- directly and in the twinkling of an eye
- quickly and by and by
- quickly and in the twinkling of an eye
- rapidly and by and by
- rapidly and in the twinkling of an eye
- speedily and by and by
- speedily and in the twinkling of an eye
- hastily and by and by
- hastily and in the twinkling of an eye
- presently and by and by
- presently and in the twinkling of an eye
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