after a while
idiom
: after some time has passed
We will get started after a while.
The job got easier after a while.
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Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
But after a while, things began to click.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Even the Europa Conference League starts to look exotic and glamorous after a while.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
These sordid sagas are met with public disdain, even occasional outrage, but after a while, a certain numbness sets in.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for after a while
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“After a while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20a%20while. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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