| Similarity | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| time_pass | 0.766 | 31214 |
| with_each_pass | 0.660 | 47505 |
| become_more_and | 0.656 | 91677 |
| over_time | 0.637 | 2610 |
| gradually | 0.599 | 7109 |
| before_long | 0.591 | 26834 |
| become_more_and_more | 0.586 | 57789 |
| but_eventually | 0.586 | 64762 |
| become_less | 0.585 | 37340 |
| but_soon | 0.570 | 27591 |
| eventually | 0.560 | 1580 |
| pretty_soon | 0.559 | 55987 |
| will_become_more | 0.555 | 75379 |
| become_large | 0.553 | 98889 |
| become_increasingly | 0.550 | 52305 |
| ,_but_eventually | 0.549 | 50507 |
| get_big | 0.540 | 30241 |
| grow_large | 0.539 | 73756 |
| Later_on_, | 0.539 | 32672 |
| slowly_but_surely | 0.534 | 49028 |
| soon_enough | 0.533 | 29389 |
| become_more | 0.532 | 13800 |
| become_small | 0.531 | 96382 |
| it_be_not_long_before | 0.529 | 54541 |
| in_late_year | 0.525 | 36000 |