Definitions

in a while

ADVERB

afterward/afterwards

Synonyms

WEAK

a while later after another time at a later time behind by and by ensuingly eventually intra late later latterly next on the next day post hoc soon subsequently then thereafter thereon ultimately

Antonyms

WEAK

beforehand

ADVERB

later

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afterward again next subsequently thereafter

STRONG

after

WEAK

at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line down the road in time infra later on latterly more recent succeeding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

WEAK

before

ADVERB

ulteriorly

Synonyms

WEAK

after after a while afterward afterwards again at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line down the road in time infra later on latterly more recent next subsequently succeeding thereafter

Example Sentences

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Yet what makes this potentially the most important new opera of the year is not Huang’s agreeably efficient — and once in a while inspired — score, which incorporates Western and traditional music.

From Los Angeles Times

“We expect things like this to occur once in a while due to the volume of tests.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I watched him in action and learned from him, and he handed me books once in a while,” Mayer says.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was a good driver, but given that I haven’t had a car in a while, it might not matter.

From MarketWatch

Not only because you haven’t driven in a while, but also because Brooklyn has some of the highest car-insurance premiums of any city in the U.S., according to data from Bankrate.

From MarketWatch

in a while

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