by and by

Значение (Английский)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) After a short time.
2. (not-comparable) After an indefinite period.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Immediately; at once.

Noun

Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."

Синонимы

gradually

later

before long

later on

step by step

little by little

soon

🔜

in due course

in due time

in the end

in the long run

piece by piece

presently

progressively

shortly

some day

sooner or later

in a while

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paulo post futurum

after

Chris Wallace

afterwards

at last

bit by bit

by-and-by

by degrees

finally

Переводы

allmählich

irgendwann

nach und nach

més tard

demnächst

🔜

stufenweise

bald

🔜

mit der Zeit

letzten Endes

Schritt für Schritt

schrittweise

Stück für Stück

finalment

zum Abschluss

أخيراً

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: by and by

In summary

From Middle English by and by (“side by side, close together, alongside, on and on, continually, again and again, repeatedly”), equivalent to by + and + by.