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Indefinite vs Byembye - What's the difference?

indefinite | byembye |

As an adjective indefinite

is without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.

As a noun byembye is

(dated|dialect) some indefinite time in the future.

As an adverb byembye is

(dated|dialect) later.

indefinite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
  • Vague or unclear.
  • Undecided or uncertain.
  • (mathematics) An integral without specified limits.

    • Derived terms

    * indefinitely * indefinite article * indefiniteness

    Related terms

    * indeterminate ----

    byembye

    English

    Alternative forms

    * by and by

    Noun

    (-)
  • (dated, dialect) some indefinite time in the future
  • (dated, dialect) hereafter

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (dated, dialect) later
  • * 1904 , J.N. Greely, "As to Contentment", The Yale literary magazine , Herrick & Noyes, February 1904, p. 205
    • We wuz in harbor one day, in some islan's some'eres or uther way off some'eres, an' they wuz workin' us like dogs agittin' the cargo in. An' I got tired mos' ter death, an' I sneaked off inter the cutter they had tied ter the stern, an' went ter sleep. Well byembye I hears an awful racket, an' there wuz the Cap'n, acussin' somethin' awful as he pulled me in.
  • * 1917 , Percival Christopher Wren, The Young Stagers , Longmans, Green and co., p. 44
  • *:"Yore a soight fer sore heyes," quoth he.
  • *:"Have you got sore eyes, Bobball? I am sorry. You ought to go to the chemist, and "
  • *:"No, Missy. I'll go to the Canteen an' wash away all sech sorrers, byembye . Better'n the chimist," interrupted Bobball.
  • * c''. 1918 . Denis Norman Garsten, "The Runaway", '' The Shilling Soldier , Hodder and Stoughten, p. 55
    • "Then this ain't no place for you," remarked Private Piggott. "They'll be 'aving a shot at us byembye , then you'll catch it again. What d'yer come 'ere for ?"