quite a bit

Idioms and Phrases

Also, quite a few ; quite a lot . A considerable or moderate amount, as in There's still quite a bit of snow on the ground , or Quite a few parking spaces are open . [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

“He’s playing the piano quite a lot in the house. He likes a lot of Beethoven. I love it — the piano in the house is really just very relaxing,” the “East Enders” star said, adding that May didn’t try to play instruments until after he recovered “quite a bit.”

From Los Angeles Times

It is, of course, quite a bit higher than the $3.05 national average.

From Los Angeles Times

"Even someone with quite a bit of experience would find that challenging."

From BBC

I suspect most of these folks had reactionary urges inside them, but it was conspiracy theories that created the conditions to fully travel from being vaguely liberal to what looks quite a bit like fascism.

From Salon

"I fall away quite a bit. I've got a tall release and angle it back into the right-hander. Maybe I bring something a little bit different."

From BBC

Related Words

• a little
• fairly
• quite
• rather
• reasonably
• slightly
• somewhat