go by the wayside

verb

To become obsolete or outmoded.

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Meanings

verbgo by the wayside (third-person singular simple present goes by the wayside, present participle going by the wayside, simple past went by the wayside, past participle gone by the wayside)

present singular third person goes by the wayside · participle present going by the wayside · past went by the wayside · participle past gone by the wayside

  1. idiomaticTo become obsolete or outmoded.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
obsolesce
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APA

go by the wayside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20by%20the%20wayside

MLA

“go by the wayside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20by%20the%20wayside. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go by the wayside,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20by%20the%20wayside.

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