Usually means: Eventually, after a short period.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word by and by:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. by-and-by, by and_by: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. by and_by: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. by-and-by, by and_by: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. by and_by: Collins English Dictionary
  5. by-and-by, by and_by: Vocabulary.com
  6. by and_by: Wordnik
  7. by and_by: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. by-and-by, by and_by: Wiktionary
  9. by-and-by: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. by-and-by: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. By and by, by-and-by, by and_by: Dictionary.com
  12. By and By: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. by-and-by, by and_by: Rhymezone
  14. by-and-by, by and_by: MyWord.info
  15. by-and-by, by and_by: Free Dictionary
  16. by-and-by, by and_by: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. by-and-by, by and_by: Dictionary/thesaurus

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. By and by: Easton Bible
  2. BY AND BY: Glossary of Biblical English of the Authorised Version of the HOLY BIBLE

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. by and_by: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (by and by)

adverb:  After a short time.
adverb:  After an indefinite period.
adverb:  (obsolete) Immediately; at once.
noun:  Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."

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