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as time goes by

as time goes by prepositional phrase: as time passes or moves.

Prepositional phrase

  1. As time passes or moves.

Questions about as time goes by

What does as time goes by mean?
As time goes by means as time passes or moves.
What part of speech is as time goes by?
As time goes by is a prepositional phrase.

Words near as time goes by in the dictionary

  1. as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
  2. as the wind blows
  3. as they come
  4. as they say
  5. as though
  6. as time goes by
  7. as times go
  8. as to
  9. as useful as a chocolate teapot
  10. as usual
  11. as was

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