by-and-by
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Teen magazines thus urge their advertisers to pursue the consumer "not in the sweet by-and-by, but in the much sweeter now-and-now."
From Time Magazine Archive
Leon allows only a misty glimpse of the sweet by-and-by.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I plan to attempt it again by-and-by," he told reporters.
From Time Magazine Archive
You’ll see that I’m right, by-and-by, and thank me for it...” she began solemnly.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
“Mayn’t I hope you’ll change your mind by-and-by? I’ll wait and say nothing till you have had more time. Don’t play with me, Meg. I didn’t think that of you.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
If more people take initiative like this, it might happen, by and by.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2022
She said she found herself “hoping to hear, just once more, another story that would, by and by, perhaps change the way I see the world.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
In a volume of autobiography, he recalled: ‘In the early days I liked Bret Harte . . . but by and by I got over it.’
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2019
For knowing people of faith who aid those in need — the genesis, by and by, of the Salvation Army’s red kettles and faithful bell ringers, and the blessings from Catholic Charities.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
But by and by she had to open her mouth to breathe.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
