Main Entry: awhile

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈhwī(-ə)l, ə-ˈwī(-ə)l\

Function: adverb

Date: before 12th century

: for a while

usage Although considered a solecism by many commentators, awhile, like several other adverbs of time and place, is often used as the object of a preposition <for awhile there is a silence — Lord Dunsany>.