go by
— phrasal verb with go uk/ɡəʊ/us/ɡoʊ/verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone
B2 to move past, in space or time:
You can watch the trains going by from this window.
You can't let an opportunity like that go by - it's too good to miss.
Hardly a day goes by when I don't think about her.
in days gone by
in the past:
The house was a train station in days gone by.
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- As the cars went by, we cheered them on.
- As time goes by, it becomes easier to forgive and forget.
- She caught a glimpse of John as the runners were going by.
- I can't just let that remark go by without comment.
- Could you buy a paper for me if you go by a newsagents?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General words for movement
- betake
- budge
- budge up
- circulate
- come
- gangway!
- go around
- head
- manoeuvre
- mill around
- mobility
- mope
- mope around (somewhere)
- motility
- move
- round
- steer
- stir
- sway
- travel
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Spending time & time passing
In the past