After a period of time
By and by and after a period of time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "By and by" instead an adverb phrase "After a period of time".
By and by
By and by adverb - At or within a short time.
After a period of time and by and by are semantically related. You can use "After a period of time" instead an adverb phrase "By and by".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- later and after a period of time
- later and by and by
- subsequently and after a period of time
- subsequently and by and by
- after and after a period of time
- after and by and by
- next and after a period of time
- next and by and by
- then and after a period of time
- then and by and by
- in the end and after a period of time
- in the end and by and by
- at last and after a period of time
- at last and by and by
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