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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But after a while, there are only so many instructions that nobody cares about. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 July 2025 But after a while, a backlash started brewing, one that felt wokeness was overly censorious and punitive of anyone who dared challenge identitarian political ideals. John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025 The [typewriter] ribbons were hard to find after a while. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025 And after a while, what once felt like care starts to feel like over-functioning. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 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 15 Jul. 2025.

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