/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of by and by Find synonyms for: Noun1. by-and-by, future, hereafter, futurity, time to comeusage: an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"Adverb1. by and by, laterusage: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language