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Synonyms

quite a bit

Idioms  

  1. 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

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I speak to Michael Owen quite a bit.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Pingle’s UBS team did quite a bit better than most on the March data, estimating that 100,000 new jobs were created, versus the Wall Street consensus of 59,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Yields are “still quite a bit lower than they were even in the summer of last year,” he said in a phone interview on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

But sometimes, the front month can trade quite a bit higher than the second month, thus generating profits if you are aligned that way in the spread.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The Shu said, “That’s Kuwei Yul-Bo. It’s a year since I’ve seen him. He’s quite a bit taller now, but he’s the spitting image of his father.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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