pass by

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɑːs ˈbʌɪ/

pass by

1. (intransitive) To travel past without stopping. [from 14th c.]

   I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping.

2. (transitive) To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard. [from 14th c.]

   I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by.

3. (intransitive) Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse. [from 15th c.]

   Nearly a year has passed by since I first laid eyes on him.

• go by

• bypass