in a while

1. Also, after a while. After a period of time, usually a moderately short time. For example, Go ahead, I'll be along in a while, or After a while we turned off the television and went for a walk. [c. 1300]

Example Sentences

But once in a while there is a moment that only TV captures.

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Remember when the stock market used to take a breather every once in a while?

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“Every once in a while on the court, you’ll hear, like, the bickering from a sister standpoint, you know what I mean?”

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"I haven't been smiling like this in a while and I don't think that I'm the only one," she added.

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“Can you imagine taking a lesson of geometry when a part of your brain is tracking and texting your parent every once in a while?”

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