pass by

/pɑːs ˈbaɪ/

IPA: /P AE1 S B AY1/

verb

1
To travel past without stopping.
“I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping.”
2
To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard.
“I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by.”
3
Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse.
“Nearly a year has passed by since I first laid eyes on him.”

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