Bible Dictionaries
By and by

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

BY AND BY . In AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘by and by’ means immediately , not as now after some time . Thus Luke 21:8 ‘the end is not by and by’ (RV [Note: Revised Version.] ‘immediately’).

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'By and by'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​b/by-and-by.html. 1909.