By and by
By and by adverb - At or within a short time.
Quickly and by and by are semantically related. in right away topic. In some cases you can use "Quickly" instead an adverb phrase "By and by", when it comes to topics like in the near future.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- immediately and by and by
- immediately and quickly
- directly and by and by
- directly and quickly
- early and by and by
- early and quickly
- rapidly and by and by
- rapidly and quickly
- expeditiously and by and by
- expeditiously and quickly
- speedily and by and by
- speedily and quickly
- hastily and by and by
- hastily and quickly
Both terms in one sentence
- Though put off at first by the bird's plain appearance, he is so delighted with her song that he brings her into his palace as a permanent "guest." By and by, however, his engineers produce a bejeweled mechanical bird, which quickly captures the attention of the Emperor and his court.
Source: Literature / The Nightingale
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