by design
On purpose, deliberately, as in Whether by luck or by design, his application was accepted. This term, originally put as on design, uses design in the sense of “plan.” [First half of 1600s]
Words nearby by design
by choice,
by coincidence,
by cracky,
by definition,
by degrees,
by design,
by dint of,
by far,
by fits and starts,
by half,
by halves