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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The two actors spend almost eight hours yelling at each other sanctimoniously, which is both a believable interpretation of a sibling relationship and really boring after a while.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Even when you’re used to it after a while, like the 49ers were with Jake Moody missing field goals.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Your eyes get used to it after a while, anyway.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The two actors spend almost eight hours yelling at each other sanctimoniously, which is both a believable interpretation of a sibling relationship and really boring after a while.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Even when you’re used to it after a while, like the 49ers were with Jake Moody missing field goals.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Your eyes get used to it after a while, anyway.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.
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