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by and by
bijwoord
1 by and by
At some eventual time in the future:
— By and by he'll understand.
synoniem: later.
Roget 132:
early,
soon,
anon,
betimes,
rath†;
eft,
eftsoons;
ere long,
before long,
shortly;
beforehand;
prematurely
etc.
adj.;
precipitately
etc.
(hastily)
684;
too soon;
before its time,
before one's time;
in anticipation;
unexpectedly
etc.
508.
suddenly
etc.
(instantaneously)
113;
before one can say 'Jack Robinson',"
at short notice,
extempore;
on the spur of the moment,
on the spur of the occasion
[Bacon];
at once;
on the spot,
on the instant;
at sight;
offhand,
out of hand;
a' vue d'oeil [Fr.];
straight,
straightway,
straightforth†;
forthwith,
incontinently,
summarily,
immediately,
briefly,
shortly,
quickly,
speedily,
apace,
before the ink is dry,
almost immediately,
presently at the first opportunity,
in no long time,
by and by,
in a while,
directly.
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Roget 119:
at that time,
at which time,
at that moment,
at that instant;
then,
on that occasion,
upon;
not now,
some other time.
when;
whenever,
whensoever;
upon which,
on which occasion;
at another time,
at a different time,
at some other time,
at any time;
at various times;
some one of these days,
one of these days,
one fine morning;
eventually,
some day,
by and by,
sooner or later;
some time or other;
once upon a time.
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Moby betekeniswoordenboek: after a time, after a while, afterward, afterwards, anon, before long, behind, betimes, by destiny, directly, ere long, fatally, hopefully, imminently, in a moment, in a while, in aftertime, in due course, in due time, in the future, infra, later, latterly, next, predictably, presently, probably, proximo, shortly, soon, subsequently, tomorrow ... meer laten zien.
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