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Difference between Come by and Go by

come bypay an informal visit:

  • Why don’t you come by some afternoon and have coffee with me.

go by

1. (of time) pass:

  • Less than a day on the job goes by before the announcement comes that the workers are, once again, on strike.

2. (of an opportunity, etc.) pass without being taken:

  • Often the chance goes by, or the trail followed proves false.

3. (of a fault, etc.) be ignored:

  • I know you were late again this morning, but we’ll let that go by.