after a while
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: after some time has passed
We will get started after a while.
The job got easier after a while.
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At the center of the fun is a drug called the Beauty, which can transform the ugliest duckling into the loveliest swan but after a while develops the unfortunate side effect described above, making hotness literal.
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Also, on the bottom of the screen, there is a Collections tab that, among other things, shows documents and screenshots, which are often unneeded after a while.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
And after a while on a little table by the window.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But after a while, other reports came out.
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Also, on the bottom of the screen, there is a Collections tab that, among other things, shows documents and screenshots, which are often unneeded after a while.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
And after a while on a little table by the window.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But after a while, other reports came out.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2025
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“After a while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20a%20while. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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