by and large
• on the whole; everything considered.
• "mammals have, by and large, bigger brains than reptiles"
Similar:
largely,
mostly,
mainly,
to a large extent,
to a great extent,
to a great degree,
on the whole,
chiefly,
generally,
in general,
predominantly,
substantially,
primarily,
overall,
for the most part,
in the main,
principally,
in great measure,
preponderantly,
first and foremost,
for all intents and purposes,
basically,
usually,
typically,
commonly,
altogether,
all things considered,
all in all,
as a rule,
normally,
ordinarily,
almost always,
customarily,
habitually,
on average,
in most cases,
on balance,
to all intents and purposes,
by and by
• before long; eventually.
Similar:
eventually,
ultimately,
finally,
in the end,
as time goes on/by,
one day,
some day,
sooner or later,
in time,
in a while,
after a bit,
in the long run,
in the fullness of time,
at a later time,
at a later date,
at length,
at a future time/date,
at some point in the future,
in the future,
in time to come,
in due course,
